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Thursday, March 26
Part 1: Create A Protagonist Audiences Will Relate To
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Dan Harmon On Story Structure Yesterday I introduced the bare bones of Dan Harmon’s story model: When YOU have a NEED you GO so...
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Wednesday, March 25
Dan Harmon On Story Structure
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Yesterday a friend sent me a link to Dan Harmon’s series of articles on story structure. I had no idea Harmon was passionate about story...
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Sunday, March 22
Rewriting Is The Essence Of Good Writing
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We’ve all heard the sayings: “Rewriting is the essence of writing,” William Zinsser “The best writing is rewriting,” E.B. White ...
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Thursday, March 19
Blog Topics For When You’re Stuck
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Sometimes we get stock for topics. To be fair, it’s not that we can’t think of anything to write about, it’s that we can’t think of anyt...
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Tuesday, March 17
Kurt Vonnegut On The Relationship Between Plot And Literature
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“When you exclude plot, when you exclude anyone’s wanting anything, you exclude the reader, which is a mean-spirited thing to do.” — K...
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Friday, March 13
Mistakes of a Beginning Writer
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A few days ago I dragged my old (and by “old” I mean ancient) stories out from under my bed and read through them. A couple weren’t bad....
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Tuesday, March 10
A Structure For Short Stories
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I was going to take a break from talking about story structure but I came across a fabulous post by Chris Winkle over at Mythcreants, “ ...
Sunday, March 8
Crying Uncle: When Should We Lay A Story Aside?
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When should we lay a story aside? It’s a difficult question. I know, I’m struggling with it. Though I’ve finished other stories ov...
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Thursday, March 5
What Are You Reading?
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I've often stressed the importance of reading so, today, let's talk about what books we're reading. (And, yes, I got this ide...
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Tuesday, March 3
What Bad Books Can Tell Us About Good Writing
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Today I want to discuss what bad books can tell us about good writing. To do this I’m going to discuss the history of an intentionally ...
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