I thought it might be helpful if I posted the Scene Creation Steps you could use when crafting a chapter. If you’ve been following the blog for the past month, we’ve …
Brainstorming Strategy # 2: Villains
Have you ever known someone who would put you down in any way that they could? Then you have met with a villain. It is easy to think that a …
Conversations: Common Writing Mistakes I’m seeing
I miss Sally and our morning coffee. But I’m on the road this week, teaching at conferences, and judging contests and I thought it might help to see a quick …
Fast Notes On Why Characters Matter
Hey all, I’m on a deadline but didn’t want to ask our handy-dandy David, assistant extraordinaire, to repurpose another old blog for me so, I found some notes I’d taken …
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 …