Desire vs danger, it’s what your story is about
carriejonesbooks Dwight Swain has a book, The Techniques of a Selling Writer, and there’s a chapter (well many) that talk about story structure, but one specifically begins like this: “All stories…
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MAKING THINGS SIZZLE – HOW DO YOU MAKE CHEMISTRY HAPPEN BETWEEN CHARACTERS
K.M. Weiland writes, “Character chemistry can make all the difference in creating a superior story.” So, how do you put the chemistry sizzle between characters in your story? That’s a…
WTF EVEN IS A SCENE
It’s this element of structure for the story. We all write them, but sometimes it seems like this overlooked aspect of our stories. I’m not sure why this is. It’s…
A Quick Overview About Point of View
First, we should define point of view just in case you need a refresher. Truth is, we all often need a refresher even when we don’t want to admit it.…
Don’t Be Chunky – Put Your Dialogue in Paragraphs
It’s a super quick writing tip again today. Ready? When you’re writing dialogue, make every new speaker a new paragraph. If you’re writing kids books? You might as well just…