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Storm Yourself with “What Ifs”
Set a timer for eleven minutes, 11 seconds. That’s it. Magical 11:11 to go full feral on your imagination. Write down as many What if ?...
Lorraine Flett
Jun 142 min read


Just One Line
Why your next creative breakthrough might be laughably small. I’ve been rewriting a script I began eons ago, originally titled Meet My...
Lorraine Flett
Jun 101 min read


Steal A Structure
I’ve loved the Coen Brothers ever since Blood Simple knocked my socks off in 1984. Hard to believe that was 41 years ago. Some of my...
Lorraine Flett
Jun 62 min read


The Screenwriter’s Guide to Doing Nothing
Oops! Been a tad remiss in updating this blog because we've been busy writing, and, yes, walking, and sometimes talking out loud. I'm on...
Lorraine Flett
May 293 min read


Write Out of Order: Skip to the Good Stuff
A Creative Boost From San Miguel to Your Screen You’re staring at your screen. The next scene is supposed to be two characters walking...
Lorraine Flett
May 202 min read


Talk It Out: When Your Dialogue Won’t Work, Say It Out Loud
You know what the scene needs to do. The structure is solid. The tension is right there, waiting. But the dialogue? Flat. Mechanical. A...
Lorraine Flett
May 173 min read


Five Affordable Stays for Screenwriters That Charm Without Splurge
San Miguel de Allende isn’t just a town—it’s a setting, a scene, a slow unfolding of story in every lavender dusk and sun-warmed wall. If...
Lorraine Flett
May 163 min read


How to Brain Dump Your Way Out of a Screenwriting Dead End
You’re halfway through Act Two, and the story stalls. Your characters stop talking. Your structure sags. You feel like you’ve outsmarted...
Lorraine Flett
May 153 min read


Seafood, Sunsets and Story Beats: San Miguel's Splashiest Seafood Spots
Writing a screenplay takes precision, passion, and a little bit of magic—the same ingredients that make San Miguel de Allende the premier...
Lorraine Flett
May 132 min read


Why Walking Solves Your Screenwriting Problems (Yes, Even in Act Two)
If you’ve read Wandering Words: How Roaming San Miguel Unlocks Creativity , you already know we believe in the magic of movement. That...
Lorraine Flett
May 123 min read


Top 7 Quick Tips to Crush Writer’s Block (in San Miguel de Allende)
We’ve all been there. The blinking cursor. The empty page. That creeping dread that maybe you’ve forgotten how to write entirely....
Lorraine Flett
May 113 min read


🎉 Skeletons, Sugar, and Soul: Celebrating Día de los Muertos in San Miguel de Allende
If you think Día de los Muertos is just Mexico's version of Halloween, think again. In San Miguel de Allende, this sacred holiday is a...
Lorraine Flett
May 92 min read


Wandering Words: How Roaming San Miguel Unlocks Creativity
San Miguel de Allende doesn’t just invite you to look. It insists that you notice. The city’s narrow cobblestone streets, bursts of...
Lorraine Flett
May 71 min read


Pasta & Plotlines: Five Italian Restaurants in San Miguel That Just Might Save Your Script
You know the feeling. You’re s tuck on page 72. The midpoint isn’t working. Your main character is having an existential crisis. And so...
Lorraine Flett
May 23 min read


Magic Keys: Five San Miguel Hotels That Unlock Another World
There’s arriving in San Miguel—and then there’s arriving through the right door. This city isn’t just a destination. It’s an unraveling....
Lorraine Flett
May 13 min read


5 Reasons to Write in San Miguel
There’s writing to get the job done. And then there’s writing that shifts something inside you — because of where you are while you do...
Lorraine Flett
Apr 292 min read


The 5 Flavors of Story: How Food Shapes Writing in San Miguel
At EatWriteRoam, we're sensualists and foodies. We don’t just write between meals — we write through them. Because in San Miguel de...
Lorraine Flett
Apr 262 min read


🧠 What Happens When You Leave Your Desk to Write Somewhere Real?
Let’s be honest. Sometimes the blinking cursor doesn’t mean you’re stuck — it just means you’ve been sitting in the same chair, breathing...
Lorraine Flett
Apr 242 min read


Why Writers Should Spend Day of the Dead in San Miguel de Allende
Every November, something remarkable happens in San Miguel de Allende. The air shifts. The light softens. Marigolds spill out of mercado...
Lorraine Flett
Apr 232 min read


Lights, Camera, Music! A Screenwriter's Guide to San Miguel's Melodious Nights
Aspiring screenwriters, picture this: You're in San Miguel de Allende, your creative juices flowing after an inspiring day at one of our...
Lorraine Flett
Sep 13, 20243 min read
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