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Thursday, October 27
How to Write Something Others Will Want to Read: In Defense of Constraints
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Are you competing in NaNoWriMo this year? I am! Although I’m putting a twist on it. Each day I'll blog about a key story scene as we...
Monday, October 24
6 Scenes Any Love Story Must Have
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What follows is a general structure for any love story. I can't claim credit for this. I’ve begun listening to the Story Grid , a po...
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Wednesday, October 19
2 Rules of Thumb for Character Creation
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With NaNoWriMo around the corner I thought I'd go over two rules of thumb for character creation that have served me well. Two R...
Monday, October 17
Story Structure: What Are Pinch Points?
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Today I want to focus on one particular aspect of story structure: pinch points. In what follows I have a lot to say about them so let...
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Friday, October 14
The Structure of a Murder Mystery
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I’ve written many stories in many genres but, until recently, I’d never finished writing a murder mystery. Which is odd given that I abs...
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Wednesday, October 12
How To Write Characters Your Readers Will Love: Character Checklist
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I read one of my old short stories yesterday. It’s one of my favorites but it’s far from my best. At the time I wrote it I knew a little...
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Saturday, October 8
The Zero Draft: How To Beat Writer’s Block
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Have you ever had writer’s block? I have. After my dad passed away the words wouldn’t come. It took me months to start writing fiction a...
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Wednesday, October 5
How To Write A Choose Your Own Adventure Novel, Part 4: Structure
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Over the years I've written a few articles about the various ways a story can be structured (see: Short Story Structures: Several Wa...
Monday, October 3
7 Steps: How to Write a Story Description
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I like writing descriptions for my stories about as much as I like eating day old spinach. So! In the best tradition of procrastinators...
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Saturday, October 1
Writing Prompt: Her parents had always been odd, but ...
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Hi! I thought we'd do something a bit different today, so here's a writing prompt. It was inspired by a story I've been ru...
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