Since moving to Austin, I’ve finally picked up a Roku, which is a device for streaming on your TV (I used to use my Nintendo…
Tag: concept
How many times have you had a writer-friend (or someone in your writing group, etc.) say to you, “I’ve got the best idea for a…
When a blip of inspiration hits you, you have what I like to call an “idea seed.” This isn’t a story, not yet. It’s just…
How many times have you written something that you really, really love… but it’s just not working? And yet even though it’s not working, you…
I love when I come across awesome quick examples of badass storytelling in action. Movie trailers, descriptions on Netflix, and my new favorite place–People magazine.…
As a fiction writer, you have lots of ideas in your head for stories you can write. But the problem with most story ideas is…
“Why won’t this draft work?!” I threw my notebook down in a fit of brattiness. I was on the third draft of a novel. My…