General Writing

  1. Your First Draft

    New writers have a lot of questions about how to develop their skills as a writer. Many of them, however, have not finished their first draft. Developing your skills is really a task for second draft and beyond. First draft is all about getting something on the page. FIRST DRAFT REQUIREMENTS: Stale Characters Confusing Plot with lots of holes Stilted dialogue Minimal thematic material Infodumps, especially in the first few chapters. A lot of telling instead of showing...
  2. Story Structure Guide

    Structure is key to having a successful story. The word "structure" can be misleading, because it does not mean you are confined, rather that it allows you to express your ideas in a way that your readers will follow. Even though they are not aware of it, readers expect structure. Think about pop and rock music. The structure goes: Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Verse, Chorus. The listener is expecting this. Sometimes people deviate from this structure, but successful pop and rock...
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