Good morning, dino-mites! You may remember that I was a little frazzled last month by that mysterious boyfriend...and now I’m even more frazzled because IT TURNS OUT MARIPOSA WAS JUST SENDING STUFF TO HERSELF TO MAKE ME MAD. But that’s alright cause I ate all her chocolate and flowers, and everything she did and did … Continue reading A Day in Mariposa’s Office: False Alarms, (Almost) Finishing, & Survey Results
This is the final installment in a series analyzing the humor, heart, and zany plots of various Pixar films. The focus is on applying these principles to children’s stories, however, writers of all genres can benefit from Pixar’s literary genius, so I highly encourage you to have a seat and prepare to write like the … Continue reading Storytelling According to Pixar Part 12: 5 Tips for Writing a Satisfying, Heartfelt Ending
Good morning, dino-mites! Are you ready for winter to be over? I just want Valentine’s to be over. I don’t mind that I’m a bachelor dinosaur, in fact, I kinda like it. I don’t have to go into debt buying novels for my true love. You see, I’d eat them before I gave them to … Continue reading A Day in Mariposa’s Office: Resolutions, Romeo, & Socks
Happy New Year's Eve, everyone! My apologies for posting this late, but the holidays have made these past weeks crazy! This is the tenth installment in a series analyzing the humor, heart, and zany plots of various Pixar films. The focus is on applying these principles to children’s stories, however, writers of all genres can … Continue reading Storytelling According to Pixar Part 10: How Write a Sequel that’s Better than Cars 2
Good morning, dino-mites! How are you now that you’ve faced the traumatic NaNoWriMo? And if you haven’t faced it (like me), how do you console your NaNo friends? Every time they see me, they start bailing. But that could just be because I ate their entire NaNo project... At least that’s over, and now it’s … Continue reading A Day in Mariposa’s Office: Christmas Petitions, Presents, & Books
This is the ninth installment in a series analyzing the humor, heart, and zany plots of various Pixar films. The focus is on applying these principles to children’s stories, however, writers of all genres can benefit from Pixar’s literary genius, so I highly encourage you to have a seat and prepare to write like the … Continue reading Storytelling According to Pixar Part 9: 5 Tips for Creating Interesting, Immersive Worlds in Children’s Fiction
Good morning, dino-mites! Or maybe I should say bad morning because you’ve probably been up all night pounding the keyboard and trying to meet your word count for NaNoWriMo. And if for some reason you weren’t, you were probably up early to start writing, in which case it’s a horrible morning because getting before nine … Continue reading A Day in Mariposa’s Office: A Nutty November (Pun Intended)
This is the eighth installment in a series analyzing the humor, heart, and zany plots of various Pixar films. The focus is on applying these principles to children’s stories, however, writers of all genres can benefit from Pixar’s literary genius, so I highly encourage you to have a seat and prepare to write like the … Continue reading Storytelling According to Pixar Part 8: How To Write Romance for Kids Without Making Them Puke
Just last month I was tagged twice here I am again with two more tags! I suppose I could’ve ignored them and given you something to read that was more helpful, but you know I can’t resist participating in a tag and sharing with you all my fabulousness and Mariposa’s non-fabulousness. The Second Sunshine Blogger … Continue reading Two (More) Tags In One Post
Good morning, dino-mites! This post was supposed to be a story—a witty tale of my heroic dumbness and courageous cowardice, but alas, creative burnout has infected our office so that neither of us has the energy to concoct a plot fit for your reading.* So instead you’ll have to settle for an update, and whether … Continue reading A Day in Mariposa’s Office: Promotions, Plans, & Nuts
