What I learned about writing this week.

What I've learned about writing this week:

From the Japanese film director Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Ran). He says he sets a scene "like it's a silent movie, with a minimum of dialogue. I find dialogue boring."

From Neil Gaiman (via libitina's LJ). "When people tell you there’s something wrong with a story, they’re almost always right. When they tell what it is that’s wrong and how it can be fixed, they’re almost always wrong."

From personal experience. Do not stay up until four am writing or you will miss your morning class.

In RL: I spoke to my mom on the phone for five hours last night after being out of contact for two years.

After four hours, she finally asked how I was. *rim shot* Thank you, folks, my mother.