Today’s topic: the necessity of Forward Motion in your story. This one is a little longer at 12 minutes. Despite some judicious editing, I couldn’t get it under 10. There’s just too much good stuff in there, including a diagram of my...
Now that you know you should be in scene, here are some tips to help you with that. Miss the first video? It’s here. Want to follow along with the writing sample? In scene, no dialogue: Sara slammed her car door after hurling herself behind...
So, you’re a writer. But are you writing in summary when you should be in scene? Note: You can read along with the example below the video and link to the RSP podcasts. Get the recording of the Rocking Self-Publishing webinar here. Get the Rocking...
Face it, we could fill a graduate seminar with Point of View; it’s that complex a matter. So I was being silly when I went to teach on Wednesday, and I thought I’d just give a brief overview of POV, then move on to the Plot unit. The students had lots of questions....
Right now, one of the projects I’m juggling is the layout and design of The Murder in Skoghall. Last week, a reader of my Word Essential Writers newsletter (sign up to the right) asked me what I do about layout, and I helpfully reported that I do my interior design in...