Villains bring the whole creepy factor to your novel. Sometimes villains are devious and brilliant, other times they are crass and brutish. But one thing they all have in common …
Brainstorming Your Way Out Of Writer’s Block Strategy #3 – Just One Verb
There are times when writer’s block slams us with the inability to progress. A flat scene is fixable, but an empty page with no fresh ideas numbs the creativity. It …
Idea Sparking Your Way Out Of Writer’s Block Strategy #2
There are days when nothing about a work in progress seems to flow. Your goal requires another scene and you are stuck. All you need is that little spark to …
Brainstorming Strategy #7 – Brainstorming Stakes
As you begin to write each scene, determining the character goals is essential, but without stakes the goals will have no impact on your reader. What are stakes? Stakes are …
Idea Sparking: Brainstorming Conflict in your Novel!
At MBT we’re all about trying to give you the best tools to create powerful stories. That’s why I asked our MBT Brainstorming Coach Michelle Lim to write a book …