To outline or not to outline. There are few questions more contentious in the writing world -- and writers (God bless us!) can be a rath...

“When you exclude plot, when you exclude anyone’s wanting anything, you exclude the reader, which is a mean-spirited thing to do.” — K...

What follows is the final section of Parts of Story: Plot . (Yes, I'm doing a happy dance !)  If you've been enjoying these ...

The other day I watched a video of Lee Child talking about writing. It was a question and answer period and someone asked how he go...

Plot and character are the two forces at the heart of every story. I'm reading 20 Master Plots and How to Build Them by Ronald B...

Plot without conflict. Impossible? Not necessarily. In the West, plot is commonly thought to revolve around conflict: a confrontation b...