Our football team had our opponents on the run. At halftime, we were up 32-3. Comfortable lead. So apparently the guys decided, during halftime, to take a little nap, maybe …
It’s not supposed to be easy…
I desperately needed a day off. A day on the sofa watching the pilot of Timeless, the season premiers of Flash and Arrow (of course!) and an episode of Dual …
I ain’t gonna quit yet…
Happy Monday morning! It’s going to be a great writing week! So there we were sitting in the bleachers for the first home game of the season. The sun arched …
The Power of the Dark Moment Story in Fiction
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could plot your entire story by asking one question? You can. Last time we talked about the Storycrafting Checklist, or everything that has to …
A Storycrafting Checklist
Do you have all the pieces of a brilliant novel? Before we dive into our storycrafting checklist, let’s talk about the debate between character driven and plot driven novels. Character …




