I can remember in my early days of writing, not the early ones when I was 12 years old and wrote stories on a typewriter I bought at a garage …
Quick Skills: 5 Essentials of a First Chapter
There are a lot of checklists for building a first chapter, and sometimes they can get overwhelming. MBT has an advanced checklist we use to help people build their Frasier …
Conversations: First Chapter Essentials
“I’m angry with you!” Sally said as she sat down. She was smiling, so I frowned. “You let me write the first chapter before I was ready.” “Oh, that,” I …
Don’t be Fooled, Part One: All That Glitters
April is notorious for fooling us. It starts out with April Fool’s Day practical jokes and is followed by spring-winter-summer-spring weather. We think it is springtime and summer-like temperatures show …
Ask the Doc: How do I decide what scenes to put in the book?
Have you heard “let the action unfold on stage” while studying the craft of writing? If not, you have now. On stage means “on the page.” As you write your …