“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” ~Roy Disney (1930-2009), longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company Every day we make decisions. And …
The Power of the Greatest Fear in crafting a novel!
Want to build a powerful climax to your novel? Harness the Power of the Greatest Fear to bring your character to an external plot climax, as well as an internal …
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 …
3 Idea Sparking Tips To Jumpstart Your NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month is just around the corner and it is time to prepare to complete the rough draft of your novel in a month. Maybe you’ve never tried …
Extreme Wordsmithing Makeover: 4 Tips to writing ACTIVE description
Continuing our Extreme Wordsmithing Makeover series, we spent much of August diving into STATIC description and I taught you a technique called FOCUS, an acronym that reminded us to first …