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Author: Christy Lavalais

  • 6 January 2016
  • Christy Lavalais
The Craft

The Evolution of my Early Writing Habits

I have always been a writer.  Though my desire to write stays the same, my …

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  • 5 November 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
Inspiration

The Time I Was Batman for an Afternoon

A while back  I wrote about how decided to focus on writing and directing fantasy films. …

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  • 22 July 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
Filmmaking Tips

How to Make a One Minute Book Trailer

Since I started writing my fantasy novel I have had to pick up quite a …

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  • 16 July 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
Film Life

Why fantasy?

For the longest time when I first entered film school, people would ask me what …

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  • 15 July 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
The Craft

Screenplays vs Novels

I decided I wanted to be a writer at a young age.  I started reading …

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  • 7 July 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
The Craft

Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules for Writing Fiction

Recently I came across Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 rules for writing fiction.  Every awful novel I …

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  • 22 June 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
Science and Story

How Reading Improved my Writing

From the moment I learned how to read I always wanted to be a writer. …

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  • 12 June 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
Magic and Story

How World Building Changed My Story

Last week I wrote a post on how I created the world that my fantasy …

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  • 3 June 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
Magic and Story

World building for Fionntan, the land of Fairies and Unicorns

Some years ago I wanted to write a fantasy screenplay that centered around fairies and …

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  • 28 May 2015
  • Christy Lavalais
Inspiration

All Writing is Not The Same

A friend and I were talking about different social media, which ones we were good …

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