Do you need an NDA or copyright to send your manuscript to an editor? One of the quickest ways to make an editor, agent, or publisher not want to work […]
Do you need an NDA or copyright to send your manuscript to an editor? Read More »
The missing link in three-act story structure In any discussion of story structure, the three-act model inevitably dominates the conversation. Even as plotting methods such as Save the Cat, the
The Midpoint Complication: The missing link in three-act structure Read More »
The math of making more time to write The first time I slammed into the inflexibilities of daily schedules, I was a young adult cast as a Jawa in the
The math of making more time to write Read More »
What do you call a writer who doesn’t read? So what do you call a writer who doesn’t read? At our house, we call it losing the plot thread. There’s a reason
What do you call a writer who doesn’t read books? Read More »
Making art and life with “The Bear” My entire household of creatives has been glued to the screen for Hulu’s The Bear for a very specific reason: its unflinching exploration of what
Making art and life with “The Bear” Read More »
How to talk about your creative work with others Do you freeze up when someone asks about your book? Every conversation when you’re out and about in the world is
How to talk about your creative work with others Read More »
Writing goals: Stay in your own dance space Even passive or constrained characters drive their own stories. When a character is unable to physically act, the story must dip into forces
Goals for Writers: Staying in your own dance space Read More »
Unlock character arcs with tarot archetypes This week’s post at The Writes of Fiction explores a topic I’ve been exploring from a writer and book coach’s point of view for
Unlock character arcs with the archetypes of the tarot Read More »
Scene endings that keep readers turning pages It’s easy to surmise that propelling readers from one scene to the next relies upon a dramatic closing hook, the evocative or provocative
Scene endings that make readers turn pages Read More »
Listen: Scene technique with The Editing Podcast Most people think they know what a scene is until they try writing one. (Isn’t that the way of most things involved in
Listen: Scene technique at The Editing Podcast Read More »
