For the past few months I've been enjoying Chuck Wendig's posts about writing, and they just keep getting better! 11 Ways To ...

My apologies for not posting much this week. One reason for my absence is I'm on vacation and have been busy doing cheesy tourist th...

When Bad Things Need To Happen To Good Characters The following advice comes from Rick Mofina , a former journalist whose "crime...

I've been both reading horror and reading about horror, about how to write it. As I said yesterday , the structure of a horror stor...

This morning I was writing a horror story and I realized that the structure of a classic horror story is different than the typical hero...

This post was finished then my word processor ate it! Yes, I know, I know, it's my fault for not saving. In any case, what follows is ...

Today I'd like to talk about the underlying structure of stories; specifically, folk tales. I've been meaning to write a blog po...

C.S. Lakin writes: It’s not easy to translate concepts that feel like hot sparks of brilliance into words that actually ignite a reader...

This is a writing blog, not a movie blog, but I've always wondered why some movies--movies with the same stars in them--do well and s...

Let's talk tropes. Years ago I began a story based around the structure of one of my favorite Star Trek episodes, but I got stuck. T...