National Speak in Complete Sentences Day 2024
May 31st is National Speak in Complete Sentences Day 2024. Our American cousins celebrate sentences with a proper subject and […]
Three Plots Make One story
Mastery of plot structure isn’t about a single thread, more like three plots make one story. So says writer and
Novels Obsess over the Past
According to our favourite writing coach, novels obsess over the past. At his most recent writers’ summit, Daniel David Wallace
Villainy without Melodrama and Tantrums
Every story needs an antagonist, but can you have villainy without melodrama and tantrums? Listen to the audio version on
On the Estuary
On the Estuary is from a writer’s group prompt to write a dialogue scene in no more than 200 words.
The Choices Characters Make
Engaging stories come out of the choices characters make. Or as Sue Brown Moore advocates, never stop asking ‘why?’ Listen
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit 2024
The Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors Summit 2024 is a free online event that runs May 13-17. Curated by Randy Ellefson and Paula
Internal versus External Plot
What really makes a story is the interplay between internal versus external plot. I upset some folks when I say
Fantasy Writers’ Week 2024
Join Fantasy Writers’ Week 2024, April 22-24. Again sponsored by ProWritingAid, this genre-specific summit returns with over 20 live sessions
Return of the Crutch Words
The next round of editing, and I encounter the return of the Crutch Words. All of those verbal ticks, habits