Tag Archives: storytelling

appointment at Dendera

Posted on 25 September 2019 by Paul Vitols

I continue to work on the climax of The Age of Pisces. I think I have the main climax pretty much roughed in, and I’m focusing on a subplot climax for the same character. In the process of working on … Continue reading →

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climaxology

Posted on 8 September 2019 by Paul Vitols

I’ve been working on the climax of my epic-in-progress, The Age of Pisces, and I’ve been at it for some months now. There’s a lot to think about. For one thing, The Age of Pisces is to be a multivolume … Continue reading →

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Aristotle, meet Paul. . . .

Posted on 13 March 2019 by Paul Vitols

On Thursday, March 7, 2019, I reached a personal milestone: I finished reading the works of Aristotle. I read them mostly from the 2 volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World that contain his works: volumes 8 … Continue reading →

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The Odyssey odyssey, part 20

Posted on 12 December 2018 by Paul Vitols

Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading →

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The Odyssey odyssey, part 11

Posted on 10 October 2018 by Paul Vitols

Here’s the latest installment of the spine-chilling tale of the creation and production of my 1990s TV series The Odyssey. If you want to start at the beginning, go here. Otherwise, read on! And if you have questions or observations, … Continue reading →

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and the winner is . . .

Posted on 6 October 2018 by Paul Vitols

Last Saturday night Kimmie and I finished watching my 1970s Film Festival. We have been watching my catalogue of top films, breaking them down by decade, and within each decade I’ve arranged the movies in alphabetical order (I always look … Continue reading →

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developing a story

Posted on 6 April 2018 by Paul Vitols

Once you’ve worked out what story is, it’s time to figure out how to write one. This part－developing a story－isn’t easy; for some of us, it can take longer than the natural human lifespan. But now, more than ever before, … Continue reading →

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what does story mean, anyway?

Posted on 30 March 2018 by Paul Vitols

Storytelling became something of a dirty word in the 20th century, at least among writers of serious fiction. It was seen as the concern of lesser, commercial writers. I’m not sure things are changing even now, but in this serious writer’s … Continue reading →

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researching virtue and vice

Posted on 31 December 2017 by Paul Vitols

If I have a sudden desire to investigate or study something, I try to act on it. I trust that the desire is coming from a good place, even if I don’t know exactly where that is or why it … Continue reading →

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“I Have No Mouth . . .”

Posted on 31 March 2017 by Paul Vitols

I was a breech birth. Since then, I’ve done everything in life bass ackwards. A recent and relevant example of this is my education as a writer. Instead of first learning the craft of writing, and then studying up on … Continue reading →

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