There’s a very common saying (and misconception) in the storytelling world that goes a little something like this: the definition of story is Conflict. Maybe…
Tag: premise
Yesterday I had a guest post on my blog (from Janice Hardy) which talked about 5 different ways to plot your story—and here’s the best…
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…
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…