David Farland: Story Doctor Writing Tips

A couple of weeks ago, I invited writers to ask a few questions. Here is one: “Thanks for this chance. My biggest question is related

Kevin said, “There’s so much that I don’t know when it comes to writing and publishing, but after three books the question foremost in my

Once I read a couple of stories where it felt as if the author was struggling to come up with bad dialog. So I thought

I hate the word “resolute.” Whenever I think of it, I think of soldiers circa 1800, marching resolutely into battle, knowing that they’re going to

Over the past two weeks I’ve seen a lot of people on Facebook talking about The Last Jedi, the latest release in the Star Wars

A few months after teaching my Writing Enchanting Prose workshops last year, I got letters from three of the participants. In each letter, the author

One Sunday my wife suggested that we go for a hike, and we convinced my son Forrest to come with us. Now, I like to

Have you ever seen a talented new writer rise to seeming stardom, only to crash and burn within a couple of years? I recall being

A log line, or logline, is a simple description of a story that is only a sentence long.  It boils the story down to its

Last night I watched the popular television show The Voice—a singing competition that has been running now for thirteen seasons. I felt impressed at how

When you’re writing a screenplay or a book, one of the first things that a writer may do is create a tagline. This is a

In his book on screenwriting, George Lucas briefly discusses the difference in approach between writing a movie or a book. Since this question lies at