Plot, Character and Second Sight
Editing my genre series got a lot harder thanks to the collision of plot, character and Second Sight. That’s right, […]
Writing
Posts on the craft of writing
How Many Drafts?
How many drafts does it take to get out of the edit toward a published book? Book One is still
It’s All in the Edit
I appreciate what people mean when they say ‘it’s all in the edit.’ Of the three book series, Book One
Free Flow: Get Up and Create
If you’re stifled at the keyboard unable to find your free flow: get up and create. It’s a common thing
The Role of Speculative Fiction
With wide appeal and a long history, just what is the role of speculative fiction? To use a definition from
Sanderson’s Three P’s of Plot
From his Free Writing Course online, we bring you Brandon Sanderson’s Three P’s of Plot. Fine advice for the budding
Changing Point of View
When I accepted the fantasy novel challenge, I didn’t bargain on changing point of view at the end of drafting
Scene Structure in Fiction
What is scene structure in fiction? It’s exactly the same as the structure for the chapter and for the whole
Murphy’s Twenty-four Chapter Structure
Four books in progress and the main crutch is Derek Murphy’s twenty-four chapter structure holding them all together. Without structure,
Three Acts or Four?
Most movies, TV shows and plays break down into the classic three-act structure. There’s a debate about books, however; should