The Perfect Story: Flow
In considering the virtues of a perfect tale, some things come to mind that ought to be mentioned but that are rather easy to discuss.
In considering the virtues of a perfect tale, some things come to mind that ought to be mentioned but that are rather easy to discuss.
It almost would seem to go without saying that a perfect story would be engrossing. Yet I find that rather than just enumerate the virtue,
I was working on a scene yesterday that somehow felt flabby. The prose itself was fine, but I realized that the underlying action, what was
Last week I wrote about appealing to the senses and stated that humans have more than just the five sensory inputs that you learned in
I began writing this series because I talk to literally thousands of people each year who want to embark on writing a series, yet have
I’ve been talking about some of the attributes that I would look for in a perfect story, whether it be a novel, movie, or short
There is a saying among writers: “When you write a book, the first words of the novel will sell that novel, but the last words
It has been said that there are only a few types of stories—the “boy meets girl,” “the hero journey,” etc. One of the most popular
When you’re writing a novel, you will find that if you stick to only one point of view, it can be rather stifling. The problem
When you’re writing a novel, you may create a protagonist who is “heroic,” or one who is an “anti-hero.” But do you know the difference
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