250 Words On...
Brian FiesI'm a writer, cartoonist, and sometime-science-guy who tries to start most mornings writing 250 words on anything. I post one of the good ones every Tuesday.
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250 Words on Options
When a movie studio wants to adapt a writer’s work they “option” it, which means they pay you to NOT make a deal with another studio while the project is in development.
Options aren’t terribly rare in the graphic novel world. Studios tro...
250 Words on Notable Quotables
Sometimes a particularly memorable quotation makes its way into everyday conversation. Mine come from TV and movies rather than literary classics because I’m bourgeois. Some favorites I actually use:
“Everybody remember where we parked,” s...
250 Words on Criticism & Editing
One of my breakthroughs in becoming a professional writer, back when I was a cub reporter, was learning to not take criticism personally. The closer your art is to your heart, the harder it is to stand by while a colleague or editor rips in...
250 Words on Adulting
“Adulting” is a newish word for an ancient concept: growing up, shouldering responsibility, making your way in the world. Most of us ease into it, some have it thrust upon us, others never get the hang of it.
I notched an adulting milesto...
250 Words on Cursive
I hear that schools don’t teach cursive anymore. Nobody needs to handwrite when everybody types. Dump your quill and parchment in the dustbin, Pops!
I strongly disagree but can’t back up my opinion with a rational argument, only an aesthe...
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