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 […]
Plotting
Posts on plotting a story
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,
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
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,
Story Arcs, Pacing and Plotting
It’s my new obsession, analyzing the story arcs, pacing and plotting in everything from books to TV shows to commercials.
The Legacy of the Rings
What I call Tolkein’s Legacy of the Rings doesn’t kick-start the fantasy genre. It originates in the roots of story
In Medias Res
‘Starting the story in the middle’: that’s the Latin term in medias res. The Greek playwrights understood it well. Don’t