This week on our fast Maass notes review, we’re going to look at the antagonist. What is an antagonist? The opposite of protagonist. (Yeah, thanks, Rach, big help!) Antagonist is …
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 …
Don’t Be Fooled, Part Two: I Only Thought I Could…
Last week we talked about fool’s gold and not being attracted to bright, shiny objects. Today we’re going to journey in the opposite direction because I coach individuals all the …
Reach Back and Reach Forward
I can remember in my early days of writing, not the early ones when I was 12 years old and wrote stories on a typewriter I bought at a garage …
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 …