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…
Astonishers. Gaspers. Screamers. What your exclamation point addiction or avoidance says about you.
Astonishers. Gaspers. Screamers. What your exclamation point addiction or avoidance says about you.
The Demon Named White Room Syndrome and How to Exorcise It From Your Story
There’s a demon that infiltrates a lot of our fiction and memoirs and that demon has a name. Learn about White Room Syndrome with us on this week’s episode of…
Fill Your Setting With Farts
A quick ramble about setting. Writers, you need it. You might not want it. You might not be good at it, but setting is like a good fart. Sometimes you…