Purple Elephant WritingMediocre Ideas are like CaterpillarsMediocre ideas for creative work are great ideas that haven’t gone through their metamorphosis. They’re like tadpoles finding their way in…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Purple Elephant WritingRepeat Yourself (in Your Art)If you want to write a book, start with a blog on Medium. If you want to make a feature film, start making shorts on YouTube. If you want…Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020
Purple Elephant WritingMake Real, Then FakeAll stories are based in reality. They have to be or else they wouldn’t make sense. Even if it’s a novel about aliens and magic, it’s…Sep 8, 2020Sep 8, 2020
Purple Elephant WritingPlay Your Hand Too Fast (on purpose)In poker, you never want your competitors to know how good your cards are (bluffing excluded). If you blurted out “I have pocket aces,”…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Purple Elephant WritingThe Art of Creative DigestionIf you spent all your waking hours staring at a Word document, you’d run out of things to say.Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Purple Elephant WritingThe Blank PageYou’ll read this fully worded which sounds like such an obvious statement, but for the writer, the paragraphs never come fully worded: or…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020