The sexy part of story structure: Scene and Sequel
carriejonesbooks So last week on the podcast and on our blog where we elaborated a bit, we talked about the four main elements of story structure according to Dwight Swain, who…
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Old Rockers Rocking and Trust Issues
As you heard in our random thought, this week we went to see some early 1990s bands in concert. They were – well, they were old. The concert hall wasn’t…
People Laugh At Me. All the time. Writing and Structure and MINI Coopers and Big Packages
Sometimes you have to be flexible. All my adult life I had wanted a MINI Cooper and I totally got one in 2009, which was awesome and amazing. The MINI…
Writing Tip Wednesday – Step Outlines and Structuring Your Story
The structure of a story is sort of a pain in the butt for a lot of writers. In a story, the structure sort of goes like this: Something happens.…
Writing Tips Wednesday: Romance, Structure, and the Meet Cute
So, for the last few weeks, I talked about hooking your readers, but now I’m moving on a bit to story structure and romantic elements of your story. The Meet…