You start at the beginning and go from there – unless you don’t. Contrary to popular belief, there are as many ways to write a novel…
When you’re bringing the story in your head to life, you’re going to want to consider all your options. In most circles, choosing the point of…
If you’ve ever dabbled in screenwriting, you may know that screenplays have a unique advantage in structure over novels: the manuscripts are divided into scenes. For…
Although every novel only exists by the grace of its scenes, we all still struggle to write these mini-arcs. Some work. Some don’t. Why and how…
It’s the end – but not the end. The chapter is over, and you feel the need to mark this conclusion somehow, but you don’t know…
So many great utilize fight scenes, but they’re extremely tricky to write. How much detail is too much detail? Do you need to get technical? The…
The way a scene begins — or launches — prepares the reader for whatever lies ahead. When I was young, my mother often reminded me that…
We’ve gotten lots of great advice from popular writers over the years, but what if some of the best writing advice came from beyond the Wonderful…