The Perfect Story: Guidance
A perfect story guides the reader’s attention—his senses, thoughts, emotions, and imagination. Once I was reading a story by a new author. The author had
David Farland
March 10, 2017
David Farland: Story Doctor Writing Tips
Recent Writing Tips
Take Courage
As a writer, are you willing to take the steps that you need to, in order to succeed? The other day, I got to visit
David Farland
March 6, 2017
Writing on the Run
Many wannabe writers are pretty sedentary. We tend to watch too much television, read too much, play video games too much, and chat online too
David Farland
February 24, 2017
The Perfect Story: Promise
I’ve been working on a series of articles on what constitutes a perfect story, and so far I’ve concentrated on some of the qualities that
David Farland
February 21, 2017
The KAV Cycle, Part 2
In my last article, I talked about how you can begin to maximize your audience by appealing to all of the senses, and I spoke
David Farland
February 14, 2017
The KAV Cycle, Part 1
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
David Farland
February 9, 2017
The Perfect Story: Economy
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
David Farland
January 31, 2017
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.
David Farland
January 27, 2017
The Perfect Story: Engrossing the Reader
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,
David Farland
January 24, 2017
You and Your Ugly Baby
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
David Farland
January 19, 2017
Do What You Love
Years ago, I had a reporter call and ask, “If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?” The only answer
David Farland
January 17, 2017
Appealing to the Senses, Part 2
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
David Farland
January 11, 2017
Time to Get Serious
A lot of people “play” at writing. We tend to think of it as a hobby or a pastime. But I sometimes wonder how much
David Farland
December 31, 2016
Writing a Bestselling Series, Chapter 20
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
David Farland
December 30, 2016
Who Should Greenlight What Gets Published Or Consumed?
For today’s writing tip, I asked if I could repost a blog article by Brian Feinblum from the BookMarketingBuzzBlog. I read it Sunday, and I think
David Farland
December 20, 2016
