Tag: drives your characters
What Makes A Great Villain?
A great villain can engage an audience, energize a book, and provide a satisfying source of conflict — but the devil is definitely in the details.
Comedy Or Not, Your Story Needs A Good Straight Man
Your story needs a good straight man (or woman) to bring your comedic, heroic, or otherwise unconventional characters into sharper focus.
Writing Dystopian Novels In Dystopian Times
Given the current environmental and social climate — and the worldwide pandemic — you'd think people would avoid dystopian fiction. Not so...
Eleven More Ways To Look At Your Story
The process of developing and polishing a complete draft should be one of the most creative times in a project. This is your final chance to hone your story based on the best of your ideas and refine your style to boost your substance.
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.
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.
Creating A Motion Map Of Your Story
Great writing is all about great motion and change — and every bit of motion needs a motivation. You can track these cycles by creating a motion map.
