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A while back I covered 58 Hardy Boys Titles that Compel Readers, so today I’d like to follow up that post with 56 Nancy Drew Titles that Compel Readers.
Titles have always been a major part of storytelling – it’s the first chance you have as the storyteller to hook your audience. Without a compelling title, audiences, readers, and listeners will mostly likely move on to something that does tickle their fancy.

Thought it would be fun to start a series of writing exercises in which we take an image and share our individual take on what it might be about.
For this one, let’s keep it basic …
Write the concept
Share a concept inspired by the image to the right. Feel free to explore any genre, character name, the whole nine yards.

When first becoming interested in screenwriting, I knew I had to read as much as possible about the art, craft, theories, opinions, and everything in between, so I started stalking the screenwriting section of books at Barns and Noble.
I spent so much time there reading and getting to know the books that I decided it might be a good idea to be paid for it; I filled out an application, dropped it off, and before I knew it not only was I stalking the film section on a daily basis, but …

Last week I experienced the power of mother nature when attempting to fly to Dallas for a connecting flight to Miami. Long story short, the three hour flight ended up taking nine hours due to poor weather, grounded flights, and holding patterns (a fancy name for flying in circles 40,000 feet mid-air, and K and I ended up spending the night at the Dallas airport.
It wasn’t all horrible though — I created a new short story idea, worked on a script I plan to shoot, and noticed something that inspired …