Guest Post: Beginnings, Middles and Ends
Today I have the pleasure of sharing a great writer’s guest post on dramatic structure. We agreed to swap posts and you can read mine on the creative process here. Tiana Bodine was kind enough to share her wonderful thoughts on story structure and I hope you find it as insightful as I did: One […]
Editing Myths
Along my writing journey, I’ve noticed that once I enter the editing phase of my project, I always have certain expectations that are completely unrealistic. Sometimes it dawns on me that I can’t accomplish these lofty goals, but other times my CPs are kind enough to alert me to my delusion. And I’m always thankful […]
Fiction Repetition Guest Post
“If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times…” You’ve probably heard it before and you’ll hear it again: fiction imitates life, but it’s not a perfect reflection of it. It’s the reason why we don’t write out every ‘um’ and ‘uh’ and ‘like’ in dialogue. It’s why we generally frown on coincidences […]
Plot Layers
Lately I’ve been thinking about what really makes a plot complex and interesting as opposed to generic and boring. I wondered if it were something you could actually uncover. Something you could put your finger on. When I brainstormed more, I thought it was the concept alone that gauges the uniqueness of a story. Then […]
Pitch Wars Mentee 2014
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