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Top 10 Things I Learned About Writing From Anora (2024)

Stylized 50s-inspired cubist artwork of a 23-year-old woman with straight black hair, sitting in a nightclub surrounded by neon lights. The angular, high-contrast design captures the themes of passion, frustration, and creativity in storytelling, inspired by Anora.
/ 5. TOP LISTS & HIDDEN GEMS, 5.01 Top 10 Things I Learned About Writing

Reading Time: 4 minutesGreetings, Fiction Igniters! So, let’s talk about Anora, the little indie film that just pulled off an everything-everywhere-all-at-once moment at the Oscars, nabbing Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing—all thanks to the powerhouse that is Sean Baker. It’s raw, it’s entertaining, it’s well-crafted… but, uh, Best Picture? Best Original Screenplay? I […]

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Dracula vs. Nosferatu: How Murnau’s Vampire Improved on Stoker’s Classic

Illustration of Count Orlok’s shadow creeping toward Ellen, who holds a book on vampires, set in a bold, angular mid-century horror art style with dramatic red, orange, and black tones.
/ 2.09 The Art Of Adaptation, 2. IGNITE YOUR WRITING TECHNIQUES

Reading Time: 3 minutesCryptic and shadowy greetings, my Fang-Inflicted Fiction Igniters! Bram Stoker’s Dracula is the granddaddy of all vampire tales, but F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) didn’t just adapt the novel—it transformed it. This wasn’t just about changing names to avoid copyright issues; Murnau’s changes actually made the story stronger, darker, and more thematically cohesive. One of the

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