Writing the All-time Bestselling Novel
Years ago while I was writing some little Star Wars books for Scholastic, my editor, David Levithan called and said that his boss loved my
Years ago while I was writing some little Star Wars books for Scholastic, my editor, David Levithan called and said that his boss loved my
One reader asked me to discuss a bit about what I call “grounding” the reader. Quite simply, grounding is the fine art of letting the
A while ago I promised to tell you why I reject good stories when I’m reading for Writers of the Future. So let’s talk about
Here is a question from a fellow writer: “Writing is hard, even when you sit down with a good plan based on good advice. An
Many new authors will open a tale by telling us about their character: “Johnny Appleseed was a nice little kid with red hair and freckles.”
Lately I’ve heard a lot of people grousing about cultural appropriation. That’s where an author writes a story set in a world that he or
In brainstorming a work, you will often find that you want your characters to behave in certain ways. And as they grow and develop, you
A perfect story coalesces. Its many parts eventually form an organic whole that makes sense to the audience and reveals more than has been told.
Each of us is accustomed to taking in information, to learning, in our own way. Some people learn things by doing. For example, a mechanic
Some virtues that would be found in a perfect story almost go without saying. For example, a perfect tale would be economical. There are a
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