Check out our new merch shop! — We had a fun “Who said it?” quiz using lines exclusively from one episode of Gilmore Girls, which shows just how well the writers differentiated the characters! (The episode: “A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving,” Season 3, Episode 9.) We’ve worked with a great graphic designer to find a fun image…

Looking for a Specific Writing Topic? Look Here! — Find articles on topics Q thru Z from In Omnia Paratus right here. Find topics A through P here. (Last updated 22 July 2022) Note that posts covering several topics may be listed under more than one header. Topics are in alphabetical order, as are post titles within categories. Romance Genre Love You Just the Way You Are . . . After You Change a Whole Lot

Instead of Christmas in July, let’s do Thanksgiving in July. That means PRIZES! — UPDATE: WE’RE EXTENDING THE GIVEAWAY ANOTHER WEEK! Specifically, let’s have fun with “A Deep Fried Korean Thanksgiving” (S3E9) and that episode’s script. I’ve discussed dialogue in depth recently across several posts (if you missed them, go read Part I, Part II, and Part III as well as this one about differentiating characters).

The writing life isn’t an easy one. It’s often compared to a race — a marathon, not a sprint — but a marathon that never ends. You might pass various landmarks along the way. Or not. You may pass other runners. Other runners may pass you. …

AND and & Don’t Mean the Same Thing & Other Things You Didn’t Know — You can learn a lot about a show or publication by how the credit is given. Some things you probably didn’t know about TV/film and publishing credits: The Biggest Names in a Cast Aren’t Always First Yes, the headlining actors of a show get top billing, and that’s a super big deal. BUT. If a super-famous celebrity has a…

Writing with Specificity — Writing well, as we’ve talked about before, is often showing instead of telling. Showing in a visual form such as a television show (hi, Gilmore Girls) is easier than showing via text because it’s, well, visual. But text is what fiction writers rely on. One of my favorite hacks for showing well is this: Specificity. That’s a long word with a…

What Would a Post-pandemic Gilmore Girls Look Like? — The cultural zeitgeist of any era helps shape and mold the art that comes out during that time. It’s inevitable. Two Big Shifts in Media From the 80s to the 2020s, we’ve seen two major shifts in media. The first is in tone and subject matter, and the second is structure. Tone and Subject Matter This one is created…

If you missed either Part I or II, you can catch them here: A Balanced Cast of Characters Is an Awesome Cast: Part I How Classic Character Types Can Help Your Storymedium.com A Balanced Cast Is an Awesome Cast: Part II 4 More Classic Character Types to Round out Your Castmedium.com Now for Part III! First off, let’s look at the full character type list again to refresh our memories and so we can refer to it again: