by Scintilla Studio | Jan 19, 2019 | Blog, Music, Step 3
Last year I took the February Album Writing Month (FAWM) challenge to write songs with a couple of friends. Within a few desparate weeks, we had recorded our first EP as 5% Savvy. We made a lot of good memories – evenings packing a wobbly electric drum set into...
by Seth Brummer | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog, Step 3, Storytelling
Editor’s Note: Seth texted me at 1:33 p.m. Mountain Time on November 30 with the good news: “I just hit 50k” This has been an experience I never thought myself capable of, and yet here I am, having written fifty-thousand words in thirty days. In that sense, I’ve...
by Seth Brummer | Nov 24, 2018 | Blog, Step 3, Storytelling
If you’ve been a writer for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the adage “kill your darlings.” It means you should never get so attached to things in your story that you aren’t willing to cut them out. But how much of a difference does that really make? Here we...
by Seth Brummer | Nov 16, 2018 | Blog, Step 3, Storytelling
“Show, don’t tell” are possibly the most troublesome three words writers have to deal with. And yet, if done well, those three words will make our NaNoWriMo stories resonate with our readers like nothing else can. We’re halfway through NaNoWriMo with Seth and...
by Seth Brummer | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog, Step 3, Storytelling, Uncategorized
We writers are often told to “write what we know,” which usually means that we should write based on personal experiences. But how does that work when you’re writing a medieval fantasy story? Or a historical fiction piece set in 1885? Welcome to Week Two of National...
by Seth Brummer | Nov 1, 2018 | Blog, Step 3, Storytelling
My name is Seth, and I’ve been trying to write the same novel for five years. This month, I’m going to finish it. Welcome to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) at Scintilla Studio! My name is Seth, guest writer for Scintilla and your guide throughout the month...
by Scintilla Studio | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog, Gaming, Step 4, Storytelling
“I don’t think I could ever play Dungeons & Dragons,” I said. “That seems like crossing a line, maybe going a little too far for me.” My party’s Paladin is fond of reminding me I said that. About two years ago I crossed the last nerd threshhold and played my...
by Scintilla Studio | Mar 11, 2018 | Blog, Gaming, Step 3
“What are you playing tonight?” my party asked as I set a bulging tote bag on the table. “A Barbarian,” I said, smiling. “So what’s the ukulele for?” Dungeons & Dragons’ Fifth Edition made multiclassing much easier than previous editions. Too easy, in fact. One...
by Scintilla Studio | Mar 3, 2018 | Blog, Music, Step 1
“How have you not started a band yet?” After twenty years as a musician and three as a creative lifestyle blogger, I’ve heard quite a few good reasons to start a band. Some of the best: Artists are people who make art; musicians are people who make music. The band...
by Scintilla Studio | Feb 25, 2018 | Blog, Music, Step 3
Accomplishing a creative challenge like writing 14 songs in 28 days doesn’t happen out of nothing. I’ve needed some advice and some inspiration over the last few weeks of February Album Writing Month. Here are three resources that taught me a lot about how to write...
