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 […]
Writing
Posts on the craft of writing
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
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,
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
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