Seven Elements of Story Structure
Another way to think about plot is Joe Nassise’s Seven Elements of Story Structure. Last seen at [2022’s] Plot Forest […]
Writing
Posts on the craft of writing
Kurt Vonnegut on Drama
From a talk in New York, Kurt Vonnegut on drama explained why people have such a need for drama in
Eliminate the Is-Was Verbs
Amid the writing advice about weak verbs and passive voice, there is also a directive to eliminate the is-was verbs.
Ten-step Fictional Empire-builders’ Checklist
What goes onto our fictional empire-builders’ checklist? This is where essential world-building for culture and setting begins. In the current
Twenty Characters to Start a Book?
According to Christine Frazier’s Better Novel Project you need twenty characters to start a book. Her post advocates this as
Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules for Writing Fiction
Iconic author Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules for Writing Fiction are practical, humourous and endearing; much like the man himself.
How to Fix a Bad Scene
How many times do you edit and revise, and still wonder how to fix a bad scene in your manuscript.
Pixar’s Twenty-two Rules of Storytelling
Storyboard artist Emma Coats compiled a list on Twitter of Pixar’s twenty-two rules of storytelling. It’s not a new list
Do The Worst Thing
There’s a piece of writing advice which goes ‘do the worst thing to your protagonist you can think of.’ Taken
Fantasy Genre Tropes We Love and Hate
I’ve been challenged to write an epic fantasy genre story, so I’m reading a lot of current fantasy fiction. It