A Writers View

Month: August 2021

  • The Hollow Crown RANKINGS

    I know what you’re thinking – “What is The Hollow Crown?” Well, The Hollow Crown is a BBC production of 8 Shakespeare plays condensed into 7 mini movies, Richard II, Henry IV part 1 & 2, Henry V, Henry VI part 1 & 2 & 3 (condensed into 2 eps)…

  • Book Recommendation: Jane Eyre

    Do you like drama? Do you like rain? Do you like mysterious strangers that just randomly appear and disappear on the road only to later end up being the master of the house at which you were just recently employed as a governess and now you find yourself falling for…

  • Music Recommendations: Hustling!

    The theme of music this week is Hustling! It’s music that gets me pumped to write, workout and clean. 🙂 So, for a story prompt let’s have the opening line be: “The scent of bleach wasn’t the only thing burning my nostrils.” What do you guys think? Doesn’t it get…

  • Drama Recommendation: Memories of the Alhambra

    If you’re in the mood for a beautifully shot, high-energy, romantic, sci-fi/fantasy, false-reality show – then please, PLEASE, go and watch Memories of the Alhambra over on Netflix. Memories of the Alhambra is a 2018 tvN Korean Drama starring Park Shin Hye and Hyun Bin. It tells the story of…

  • Disney & the Shakespearean Formula

    If I were to say that “Disney is just Shakespeare!” you’d be like, “I know, Lion King, duh.” But I’m not just talking about The Lion King here. I’m talking about the entirety of Disney, I’m talking about what makes a Disney film a Disney film, you know the thing…

  • Music Recommendations: Ocean Love

    “When I heard the sea, I heard your soul.” – writing prompt These are just a handful of songs that make me think of star crossed love and the ocean. #1: LMLY by Jackson Wang #2: Lost by Maroon 5 #3: Golden by Harry Styles #4: Where We Wanna Be…

  • Star Wars: Snoke was THAT little boy?!

    HERE’S WHAT I WOULD’VE DONE: EPISODE 2 SNOKE THEORY (waaaaay past it’s expiration date, I know!) I think my favorite thing about the sequel trilogy was all of the thought experiments that it gave me. I mean, if it had been completely perfect then there would’ve been nothing for my…

  • Drama Recommendation: I Am Not A Robot

    One of the best feel good happy drama’s out there, MBC’s 2017 kdrama I Am Not A Robot starring Yoo Seung Ho and Chae Soo Bin, will make you laugh, smile and cry. It follows Kim Min Kyu (played by Yoo Seung Ho) a, for lack of a better word,…

  • Song Recs of the Week

    How would you guys like weekly song recommendations? Songs with writing prompts on the side? You would? Really? Great! Here you go! 🙂 I’m gonna give you a song, a theme, a place and a time. #1: Alone by Junny from Witch’s Diner OST. Story Prompt: Unrequited Love and (to…

  • The Best Writing Advice!

    “CUT WHAT YOU LOVE.” – Joss Whedon It sounds pretty extreme but truly, if you’re ever working on a project and you’re stuck or you’re just not sure how to take it to the next level then – CUT WHAT YOU LOVE. That doesn’t mean anything crazy or Hitchcock, not…