How to Effectively “Tell” Emotions in Fiction
A guest post by C.S. Lakin (C.S. Lakin is an A-list story coach, writing blogger and an award-winning novelist. Her name is synonymous with deep craft, which is exactly what she delivers here.) Many amateur writers ineffectively tell or name what a character’s emotions are. That’s often because they haven’t learned masterful ways […]
47 Meters Down – a Story Deconstruction
June 13, 2018 A guest post by Jennifer Blanchard Note: This movie is currently available on Netflix Spoiler Alert: The following deconstruction is going to give you a complete overview of everything that happens in this story, and break down all the structure. I recommend you read through this in its entirety and then go […]
The Story I Know By Heart
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Write Everything
January 11, 2018 A guest post by Stephanie Raffelock For the past few years, I’ve been a committed student of story. Larry Brooks remains my great inspiration to learn the craft. He told me that I would probably have to write 4 or 5 novels to really integrate story structure. In spectacular rookie fashion, I […]
“The Tragedy I See At Starbucks Every Day” – a new post by Art Holcomb
There are a few things I want you to know about this post, and all the articles that appear here from Art Holcomb. First, I post these because I value the information he provides and the credibility of its source. Art is one of the premiere writing gurus in the business, not only in the screenwriting trade, but for […]
Engineered for Success
A guest post from Bryan Wiggins How Larry Brooks Helped Lead Me to My Path to Publication I don’t remember what classroom I sat in, or which teacher was my guide, but one day as I scratched away in my composition notebook at my tiny wooden desk in Green Tree Elementary School, I picked up […]
Art Holcomb Wants to Talk To You
A personal message… and a massive Storyfix-only discount on one of the best learning opportunities I’ve ever seen. You know Art. He’s a regular contributor here, and one of the most respected storytelling mentors in the business. (Use the search function to the right, just put in his name and you’ll get a list of […]
In Defense of Slow, Thoughtful Writing
A guest post by Stephanie Raffelock The other day I saw something on my Facebook feed that read, “Write Your Book Faster With Half the Effort.” In a world than demands instant gratification and a “winning” strategy, I understand the marketing behind the promise. But that doesn’t make it a good idea. Writing faster doesn’t […]
Update from Yesterday’s Post
WordPress went hinky on me yesterday. In a couple of ways. What I posted didn’t fully show up. And I never received the morning post Feedburner distribution (maybe you did… if not, read on). You don’t want to miss the interview with novelist Sue Coletta, entitled The Prototypical Novelist of Today – Proving It Can Be […]
The Prototypical Novelist of Today… Proving That It CAN Be Done
An Interview with Sue Coletta, author of Marred and Wings of Mayhem (Quick opening note, leading to a postscript: If you are one of the Storyfix subscribers over the past few days, please make sure you read the important update at the end of today’s post. Thanks. For now… meet Sue Coletta). ****** I have […]