Story Editing: Create A Powerful Story
Editing a manuscript is a big undertaking, both intellectually and emotionally. It takes time and being thorough can be difficult, but the creative story editing process always pays off.
Counterintuitive Advice On The Craft of Writing
You own all your artistic decisions, so let your heart guide you on your path as you embark on the craft of writing and take your own advice.
Write Your First Draft Like A Movie Script
Spotlight the essentials of action and dialogue in your first draft, then add all the exposition and descriptive "book stuff" the next time around.
Eternal and universal topics in writing
There are universal topics that fuel so many of the stories we love — from war and peace to abandonment and exile. How you manipulate and build on these sources is your creative contribution.
Writing Characters Who Aren’t Like You
When you write a work of fiction, your characters can be anyone, from anywhere, and from any time. This is exciting creative freedom, but it can also be perilous.
Edgar Allan Poe’s Notion Of “Unity Of Effect”
Edgar Allan Poe's notion of "unity of effect" describes his belief that everything in a written work must lead toward the denouement, starting with the first word.
The Scope Of Your Story
Scope is what everyone is talking about when they talk about genre. The scope of your story defines the genre — some concepts and ideas are in and others are out.
