Marvel Cinematic Universe: My MCU Rankings

There have been twenty MCU movies since the studio began releasing films about ten years ago. While several people have ranked them from worst to best, we need to begin with an understanding that even the worst MCU films are still vastly better than several other...

Pass(ive)ing the Buck

This weekend, I had the chance to speak with a good writer friend of mine. While discussing our writing, the issue of passive voice surfaced (again). I know I’ve spoken about this before, but it’s been a while, and I thought it might be nice to touch on it again. If...

“Dialog tags,” he exclaimed!

No reason to be ashamed here. We’ve all written them. While some of us are greater offenders than others, at some point, we’ve all over-written dialog tags. “Good morning!” he exclaimed wildly. “Good to see you,” he shouted excitedly. I think I speak for most of us...