Dakota Love’s Crash Course in Creative Writing 7: Children’s Picture Books

https://www.amazon.com/Always-Other-Disney-Frozen-Pictureback/dp/0736440356/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AV4693V54RQ7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._fhLLUgXdx_nfJNhEKoXsZem8j2vjocYS9Wx5ZuqtY7cvcAxCWCc_OFFLywIkkDZnlyLewEeTQIwpEQ-n5TmAdyc_7U0owO70cmoFGzhteE3gco7gf6w-WZZGtw4EvyVSn9wjWYSHsok69-3crfDiNBBELjCZRtpRObJ07PygjRnu4HfIdcSJLbbTOx3fbgpM8mxeLRnIDuTdDJPx2piPWdQiWG69pyjKOmrvF6WtGM.yeGfJBuM2M9EUnli1MTU-tuLhmFOYB_MIyzDHoq0lnE&dib_tag=se&keywords=we%27ll+always+have+each+other+frozen&qid=1711531209&sprefix=we%27ll+always+hav+each+other+frozen%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-1 Hello, Heroes! You don't usually get children's picture books as a subject in a creative writing class, but here it is! Why? Because children's books are important! Think back to being little. Maybe you had someone read to you. Or maybe you read by yourself in your secret hidey-spot. Or maybe a mix of...

Dakota Love’s Crash Course in Creative Writing 6: The One-Shot Novel

https://www.amazon.com/Captains-Daughters-Doreen-D-Berger/dp/1736542109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4G1SETZLL8M5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.L-kCS0NDASEtPYAsQgo4Jh71g4UI7bn2BS-qDHMZceCJhZYXVkl-TDl_-OeePh23z97u6HAPREAVBn4Tpqs7ZIiQnr3qkIF2HGcmvBRt5p4.F98IaVCePvRXx_trkrooSe0U2l5hweA7NEUJWpja48U&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+captain%27s+daughters+berger&qid=1708012304&sprefix=the+captain%27s+dau%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-1 The novel. The book form that is most common, and that we tend to think of most when we speak of writing. Our favorite novels are as varied as we are, and cover just about any subject the reader can imagine. From high fantasy to the epic sci-fi novel featured above, the possibilities are...

Dakota Love’s Crash Course in Creative Writing 5: Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels

It's no secret - I LOVE comics and manga! I spent most of my life writing them, actually, so you could say I'm a little invested. I love the format of telling a story both visually and with dialogue, and most of all, I love the heroism and emotion that comics and manga have the...

Characters are People Too

Hello, Heroes! Today's post will cover something that should be obvious, but sometimes slips between the cracks when writing is involved. And that simple fact is - Characters are people, too. What do I mean by that? Well, this came to me as I was watching Frozen like I like to do every holiday season....

Dakota Love’s Crash Course in Creative Writing 4: The Play’s the Thing!

That's right, world! You thought tendonitis was the end of me? You had another thing coming! That's right, Heroes - I'm still here, right back in action and giving you tips and tricks of the writing trade! Today's lesson - WRITING PLAYS! Plays are fun. Plays are a natural bridge between literary and visual arts,...

Dakota Love’s Crash Course in Creative Writing Lesson 3: Comic Strips and Cartoons

Hello, Heroes! And welcome to lesson 3 of Dakota Love's Crash Course in Creative Writing! This week's lesson is super fun: Comic Strips and Cartoons! What is a Comic Strip? Unlike a comic book, a comic strip is usually a short, often humorous, adventure that only takes from one to six panels to tell. Fr...

Dakota Love’s Crash Course in Writing Lesson #2: Poetry

Poetry. Another one of writing's keystones. From rhythm and rhyme, to free verse exploration, poetry has been at the heart of the human experience for as long as time itself. Why does poetry matter? Firstly, because there are so many forms of it. From ancient ballads recording heroic deeds, to childhood rhymes that are still...

Dakota Love’s Crash Course in Creative Writing Lesson 1: The Short Story

Hello, Heroes! And welcome to lesson #1 of Dakota Love's Crash Course in Creative Writing! The short story is the best introduction to the world of creative writing that I can think of. Why? Because it's the most basic form of creative writing that you can learn, and it's a great tool for getting the...

Dakota Love’s Crash Course in Creative Writing – Coming Soon!

Hello, Heroes! Dakota Love here with some exciting news! I love creative writing, but it took me some time to find the type of writing I really wanted to do. I experimented with many different kinds of literature before finding what I truly loved. Short stories, poems, novels, even a screenplay - you name it,...

Logos – A Powerful Marketing Tool

Logos. We see them every day. On food packages, computers, first aid supplies, and yes - on comic books. Whenever we see the glowing logo that takes up anywhere from a quarter to a 3rd of the cover, we immediately know that we're about to read BATMAN, or CAPTAIN AMERICA, or MY HERO ACADEMIA, and...