Have you ever read a book you can’t put down? You know, one of those books that makes you stay up so late in the night that by the time you put it down the sun has already started to rise? I think all of us have read at least one book that was so […]
What is tension? (The Foundation of Making Your Writing Suspenseful) Read More »
Character creation is something I enjoy a lot in stories. It isn’t my favorite part of writing, but it is in the top ten. One of the reasons I enjoy writing characters is because I do not find it a hard thing to do. The first step of developing characters for me is finding the
Creating Characters: Three Ways to Find Ideas for Your Characters Read More »
Did you know that characters are really important to your story? You did, huh? Are you aware that there is a way to develop a character starting with only know that this character has a small scar on the tip of his finger? Oh, so you did watch my other episode on that?It is usually
Character Development is Second; Choosing the Right Character is First Read More »
I constantly talk about the idea that I think that the character is at the center of a story. You can agree or disagree with whether that is correct, but if it is correct that means that we should spend some time developing a character. Because I have a thousand different ideas about how to
An Easy Form of Character Development in Your Writing Read More »
I don’t think finding story ideas is difficult. If you went on a journey of asking any author whether it was difficult to find story ideas, you would only need to point to the millions of published books, and that author would have to agree that finding story ideas is easy. We exist in a
Developing Unique Story Ideas Read More »
Have you ever decided you wanted to write a book, but when you sit down to develop the ideas behind that story, you find that you never get out of the world building stage? All of us have gone through the same process. We draw a map. He fill in that map with countries and
World Building: Three Strategies and One Core Principle Read More »
Maybe you are looking at the world around you and all you see is a mass of gray blobs that are hard to differentiate from one another. Life seems boring. Life seems static. Life is heavy on your shoulders, and when you decide you want to write a book, you do not see anything that
Story Ideas: The 5 Best Places to Find Them Read More »
Are you someone who looks enviously at others who are able to come up with ideas without effort. If that is the case, this episode is for you. These epiphanies writers, artists, musicians, etc. . . have do not come from nowhere. They are a specific mental process. It only looks like these people are
Endless Story Ideas: Approaching Life as a Creative Read More »
We finish our discussion on craft this week. The meaning behind an artistic work is important. Knowing the meaning and even the process by which a work is created can help deepen the understanding of art. We have gone so far toward the direction of “meaning” that some have thrown out the quality of work.
The Importance of Craft in Writing Part 3 Read More »
We finish our discussion of why knowing and understanding history is important to your life and writing.
One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet
Intro and Exit Music Credit: Brain-Eating Zombies from Area 51 by Moolen
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