In the last few posts I’ve discussed a story’s setting. Today I want to discuss a story’s setting and how it changes in the context of the h...

Have you read George R.R. Martin's interview in Rolling Stone magazine? I was amazed and a little shaken by the depth of Martin...

When writing a scene, how much description is enough? All writers have certain things we do well--or at least, that we do better t...

Today I'm going to pick up where I left off Thursday (see: Point Of View: Elements ) and talk about a narrator's knowledge (res...

Yesterday I read John Truby's, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller . I've had the book for ages, ma...

Writing and the Natural Born Storyteller When I was young I had terrifying dreams, dreams in which witches chased me, hoping to stick...

In How to Publish Your Book and Sell Your First 1,000 Copies Joe Bunting lays out the basics of good storycraft. He writes: 1. Your Pr...

When I started writing this post I fully intended to discuss Chuck Wendig's distinction between writing and storytelling and how to...

Part of the storytelling ability is simply the anticipation of boredom and the introduction of a sudden surprise. To be a good storytell...

Dean Wesley Smith and Joe Konrath were the two writers who, more than anyone else, convinced me that independent publishing offered oppor...

Andrew Stanton was "the second animator and ninth employee to join Pixar Animation Studios". He was designer and writer on To...