You Can Master Classic Story Structure… A Guest Post by Jerry B. Jenkins

Yes, THAT Jerry B. Jenkins. Author of 21 NY Times bestsellers. Over 70 million copies sold. Co-Author of the iconic Left Behind series. This is as high on the A-list as it gets. When a guy like Jerry B. Jenkins talks, we should sit up straight and listen. Take notes.  Memorize.  This post was written […]

Confessions of a Learning Curve Climber

A guest post by Stephanie Raffelock… about a “steaming mass of poop.”   Larry Brooks made me cry. An ego bruising, embarrassing cry. He did it by asking a simple question: What is the dramatic goal of your hero? I answered every question he put forth in that scary, unflinching Questionnaire he uses in his […]

Seven Secret Weapons That Will Make You a Better Novelist

Stay tuned for a couple of Storyfix announcements, presented following today’s content. ****** Most of the time, who makes it and who doesn’t is no accident.   We’re all looking for an edge. Sometimes that search confines itself to the realm of story as a definable essence… a better concept, a stronger premise, a firmer […]