Hey all! I’m bleary eyed today because I was up late reading “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” by the author of the Kite Runner. I loved the Kite Runner – powerful …
Grappling with the uglies
Dear Susan, “Wow you’ve done it again! That book was fantastic. You have a way of developing believable characters that suck you into the story as if you where there. …
The Winning Inciting Incident!
*** Feeling along the wall, she found the edge of the secret door, camouflaged with thin stones to mimic the rest of the structure. Her right hand sought the key …
The Six Elements to an Inciting Incident!
What do all I.I. have in common? I wanted to touch briefly on the elements of an Inciting Incident today before I post the winning I.I. (and I’m telling you, …
The big BANG – the hows and whens of the Inciting Incident
Let’s see, over the past hour I’ve loaded the dishwasher, checked my email, fed the dog, checked my email, browned hamburger, checked my email, made rice, searched for chocolate (none!), …