At long last, I’m on the other wide of a rewrite deadline and I can conclude our fairytale code series. The ending is simple. Happy. A fairytale like story, a …
Fairytales: Taste of Death
At some point in every fairytale, there is a taste of death. Sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally. Cinderella, in the Disney version, was locked away in the tower when the king’s …
Fairytales: Scaling The Walls
The height to which your protagonist scale to achieve love, happiness or peace is the height at which your readers will love your story. At what price love? What will …
Fairytales: Someone Needs to Be Rescued
Fairytales: Someone Needs To Be Rescued A good story is about a journey. A great story is about a journey that leads to overcoming. Finding hope. True love. Destiny. Fairytales …
The Fairytale Code: Write a great story using Fairytale Elements
One of the things we love to do at My Book Therapy is “break it down.” Just what does it take to write a great story? Fairytales capture our imagination …