Character Arcs Rise and Fall
Part of the editing process is considering how character arcs rise and fall in the course of the novel. Movement, […]
Writing
Posts on the craft of writing
Plugging a Plot Hole
Writing across a series, rearranging the jigsaw pieces often reveals some missing; that means plugging a plot hole. Or several.
The Professional Working Draft
Never mind that I’m 65% through editing and still don’t know if the novel is any good: do I have
Three Scales of Character
Some of the takeaways from Brandon Sanderson’s 2020 lectures include his three scales of character. Sanderson’s three scales of character
Sanderson on Character
Another gem from the BYU online writers’ course features author and lecturer Brandon Sanderson on character. In this lecture, Sanderson
Do Readability Scores work?
Some seventy years on, the Flesch readability test is used by marketers, policy writers and bloggers; but do readability scores
Stock Images and Stock Covers
Judging books by their covers gets even trickier with stock images and stock covers. Browse certain genres in the Amazon
No New Stories Only New Twists
Time and again we’re told there are no new stories only new twists. So what is an aspiring author to
Story Structure: the First Quarter Debate
Discovered a new aspect of writing craft this week while looking at story structure: the First Quarter Debate powering our
Six Essential Elements of Story
Think of this as a writer’s cheat sheet: the six essential elements of story. There are so many ways to