i've got to recommend the book Story Genius here. Look it up; Lisa Cron explains that the whole purpose of the book is to understand the story of...
I've given a lot of thought to this. I'm really, really drawn to fantasy stories, and as I've learned to separate the wheat from the chaff I've...
@AussieNick I just bought a copy of Story Genius, and your comment has me looking forward to diving in to it. I also relate to the realization...
Well said. I'm a big fan of following the thread; how does everything connect? If your character flies in to a rage over a difficult crossword...
i agree with @Mckk. i feel like snakes are definitely the more overdone "evil" stereotype (first thought that comes to mind is lord voldemort)....
i'm in the middle of re-reading some of my favorite books. they're dark and creepy and deeply rooted in history with characters who leap off the...
i was just reading an article about this; a story opens with a woman at gunpoint, and her first-person narrative all but tells the reader that...
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