Jessica Lave

Storyteller. Bookworm. Filmophile.

  • Home
  • My Books
  • About Me
    • Blog
      • Books
      • Writing
      • Microfiction
    • Contact
You are here: Home / Archives for joss whedon

Where Does My Inspiration Come From? A Sci-Fi Special

20 November 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

My Nano story is going to be giving a lot of thanks this year! It has drawn from a lot of different sources of inspiration, including Firefly, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The X Files, Numb3rs, and of course, as all space sci-fi stories inevitably do, Star Wars. One of my main characters is loosely […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: characters, genre, joss whedon, nanowrimo, plot, sci fi, science fiction, setting

How Buffy the Vampire Slayer Helped My Writing

17 September 2012 by Jessica Leave a Comment

Lots of people might scoff at the idea of “watching” a story instead of “reading” a story for inspiration, but for visual learners like me, it’s a great option. I love television and film just as much as I love reading. And these days, you have to admit, there are just as many bad television […]

Filed Under: writing Tagged With: a 21st century fairy tale, buffy the vampire slayer, characters, fantasy, joss whedon, mystery, plot, tips

Copyright © 2023 JessicaLave.com