Welcome back! I hope you and your character and still talking to each other, now that you know his deepest fears, greatest dreams, and know how to hurt him! Because …
Self Therapy: Simplify and Focus!
Why can’t readers just be inside my brain? That’s the problem, isn’t it? Trying to help the reader grasp a scene without giving them too little information, or also overwhelming …
Ask the Doc: Raising Tension by creating Peripheral Stakes
My bad — as I was getting into my cab yesterday on my way home from Dallas, I hollered at my Book Therapy cohort, Rachel, to blog about Dr. Notes, …
Book Therapy Prescriptions: Listen to Me! How to craft a character that resonates week #2
Last week we talked about sitting down with your character and getting to the bottom of who he thinks he is (I feel as if I’m talking to one of …
Doctors Notes: Stakes vs. Challenges: Driving a story.
I watched a movie this weekend, one of the best thrillers out there for continually raising stakes and forcing the viewer at the end of her seat: Cellular. In a …