How to Generate Conflict Conflict results from the clash of two things: a character's goal and the opposition to that goal. It follows t...

I’ve been writing about murder mysteries quite a bit lately. I PROMISE I’ll write about something else for the next post! (If you’d l...

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

I've already discussed conflict and the importance of having goals, but a goal is useless without stakes. Stakes are the possi...

What is suspense? That's the question I'll be looking at today. Specifically we'll cover the role of the following in creat...

What do you have over your writing desk? Mine is littered with pieces of paper on which I've scribbled bits of (what I think is) sa...

Chuck Wendig has written another fantastic article about writing, this time on the subject of stakes (NSFW -->): 25 Things To Know A...

I love it when someone gives advice about writing that not only makes sense to me, but that makes me want to stop reading and write . O...