Last weekend was one of those longtime-coming-but-so-worth-the-wait kind of events. After 18 months of planning, best-selling author Rachel Hauck spoke at Write in the Springs, the annual conference for the Colorado …
Extreme Character Makeover: Nailing the Character Change Journey
I watched Into the Woods this weekend. It’s a musical – who knew? (Clearly I didn’t read the reviews). It’s a twisted take on all the Grimm Fairytales that combine into …
Extreme Book Makeover: Don’t forget the Hurrah Ending!
I love sports movies. They’re so simply constructed – a down-and-out team (for some reason – they’ve lost their coach, or their team is divided, or their star players are …
Build powerful TURNING POINTS in a novel (An Equation!)
For most authors, setting up the right Act 1 feels natural – you introduce a character, give him a problem, invite him on a journey and then. . . All …
If You Give a Character a Lie …
If You Give a Character a Lie … If you give a character a Lie that is tied to some Dark Moment in his past … he is going to …