When planning a novel, the most helpful tool I’ve found is a thousands-year-old recipe called the three-act structure. It’s helped me plan out my novels
Category: conflict
Writing blog roundup: make trouble, right choices, wrong words, when writing, writer’s block
Articles on writing I’ve read lately: Make trouble for your character. When in doubt, make trouble for your character. How to make the right choices for
Hero’s Journey
I found this helpful for writing fiction: The Hero’s Journey. “The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by the American scholar Joseph Campbell
Writing Blog Roundup: consistent relationships, large cast, 47 rejections, write well, third person
What I’ve read lately in the writing blog arena: Keeping relationships consistent. On my current WIP novel, I am revising to make sure the character
Fiction Writing Workshop: Conflict
When a writer pays attention to conflict, she charges her story with a powerful energy. I believe The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins rocked the