Fully Immersive Description
Nothing adds to a sense of place like fully immersive description. Be it fiction or non-fiction, a richly detailed description […]
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Foundations of a Dirty Draft
Working hard to complete Book Three, I’m building on the foundations of a Dirty Draft. But what exactly do I
Want versus Need
In trying to write better characters, it’s taken me a while to define want versus need. Writing coaches bang on
A Strong Opening Chapter
A question or an obsession; how do I write a strong opening chapter? How do I hook the reader and
The Revelation of Misbelief
Book One stalled for a while because I didn’t know how to handle the revelation of misbelief. In my defense,
The Proactivity Scale
A key question in fiction: where does your protagonist sit on the proactivity scale? Do they pursue goals beyond the
Avoiding the Idiot Plot
Avoiding the Idiot Plot: in which characters behave like idiots. Logic and good sense go AWOL. Along with the reader’s
Characters, Conflict and Consequences
Author and writing coach Joe Nassise brings us The Three C’s of Story: Characters, Conflict and Consequences. His analysis is
Five Components of Dialogue
Among the takeaways from Brandon Sanderson’s writing course are five components of dialogue. People talk, it’s a vital part of
Introducing the Cumulative Sentence
It’s a rare item of writing craft that finds me introducing the cumulative sentence. I had a “progressive” education, which