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Check out this interview by Sue Coletta, about my new book. It’s a really vulnerable and intimate exchange, which might surprise you and might even shine some light on your relationship. ***** Welcome to my little side project. It’s not a novel. It’s an unflinching examination of what works, what doesn’t – and why – […]
The Critical Essence of “Context” Within Your Story
Today I’m going to send you hopping over to The Kill Zone blog, where I have a dense, long, workshop-like post entitled, “How Is Your Table of Context?” It’s a different batting stance as we swing for the fences in our stories. Hope this helps, and that you enjoy the ride. ***** I’d like to […]
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 […]
When Theme Smothers Premise — A Case Study
Today’s title pretty much sums what I want you to notice–and learn from–in this case study, taken from my Concept/Premise Level Analysis service. I’d lecture here about the risk of too much thematic emphasis, but that’s already in my feedback, for your enlightenment. Read it here: July 16 case study Anxious to see what you think. […]
The Passionate Cry of a Delusional Pantser
Let me be clear on something before launching into this: I’m not anti-pantsing or anti-pansters. It’s not how I develop stories, nor is it something I recommend. But it is something I absolutely understand – with the exception of today’s little rant – and I’m clear on how it can work, when it works. That’s […]
Art Holcomb on: The Character/Plot Connection
(This is an excerpt from my July tele-seminar, “The 10 Steps to Building a Better Story” – more information at the end of the post –Art) I’ll tie this all together at the end, so stay with me . . . I want to begin with a story about growing up with my 10-year old […]
Addressing the Unanswerable Questions About Writing A Novel
Wherein we address the Craft-to-Art Gap (Apologies for my absence. I should have filled the gap with guest posts from my wonderful Storyfix partners, but I fumbled that as I focused on a new non-fiction project, which I am excited to share with you in a couple of weeks. As for today’s post… I return […]
Let Art Holcomb Fix Your Procrastination Problem
If you’ve been here a while, you know about Art Holcomb. Accomplished writer, teacher, and in my opinion, one of the brightest minds in the writing/mentoring game out there. You also know me. Short of recommending books, I don’t do a lot of endorsing. I absolutely don’t do any affiliate promotional deals. So today’s post […]
A Deadly – and Perfectly Normal – Rookie Trap That Can Cost You Years on the Learning Curve
Important post today. With an attached tutorial that just might change who you are as a storyteller. Don’t skim this one. Not ironically, that (skimming) is the very thing that can cost you years (or decades, I kid you not) of development time… when it is the craft itself that you are skimming and short-changing. There’s a […]