The Art of the Long Con
Posting a short story to my writers’ group this week, I’m exploring the art of the Long Con in Selling […]
Plotting
Posts on plotting a story
Anticipation mingled with Uncertainty
“Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.” So said British playwright William Archer back in the Edwardian era. A definition that
Six Essential Questions For Writing
Emmy-winning screenwriter, script doctor, and writing coach Glen Gers sums up twenty-five years experience with his six essential questions for
Troubles, Decisions and Consequences
Worry not, no personal woes here; we’re plotting troubles, decisions and consequences in fiction. Another guest lecturer on Sanderson’s BYU
Random Nouns Writers’ Prompt
My writers group over on DDW’s Discourse served up a Random Nouns Writers’ Prompt entitled The Jar of Nouns.
Five Items for Page One
Attention spans are getting shorter, reading choice is getting bigger; which is why writers have to include five items on
Plugging a Plot Hole
Writing across a series, rearranging the jigsaw pieces often reveals some missing; that means plugging a plot hole. Or several.
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
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,