The Elusive And Confounding Core Competency That Is “Theme”
Among the six core competencies that surface and triumph in a publishable story (that includes movie scripts, by the way), none are quite as slippery, challenging and, too often, confusing as theme. Oh, it’s gotta be there, no doubt about that. But getting it into the narrative, as well as the sub-text of the narrative, […]
Resurrect an Abandoned Story or Start Something New?
What’s the newly enlightened writer to do? Old, abandoned stories are very much like ex-lovers. There was a time when they made your heart sing and your hormones percolate. But it didn’t quite work out. You either dumped them or they ditched you. Either way, there’s an explanation that’s often left hanging, perhaps unaddressed and […]
A Mindset Shift That Can Get You Published
Today I offer you a new writing mantra. In fact, you can start right now – just say the following words, proud and out loud, as fast as you can: Mindset shift. Mindset shift. Mindset shift. As you just experienced, it’s a lot harder than it seems. Just like writing a killer, publishable story is a […]
12 Worthy Writing Resolutions – and One Life Resolution – for the New Year
Welcome to the first year in the rest of your writing life. What kind of writer will you be this year? You get to decide that one. Parents, teachers, role models and a choir of the enlightened will continue to tell us something we need to hear very clearly: success, and what comes with it, […]
Top 10 Storyfix Posts of 2010
It’s been a good year, ending with a great month and an even greater week. As you may be aware by now, this site was selected to be among the Top 10 Writing blogs, as judged by readers and four of the top writing bloggers in the business. In fact it was awarded the #1 […]
The Most Important Thing You’ll Ever Write
Maybe it’s the holidays. Sitting around watching the kids run wild, revisiting that tray of nasty pastries, listening as you go around a room littered with torn wrapping paper to share what we’re most thankful for. Or if you were alone, wondering what that would be like. Moments like these cause a writer to take […]
Part 2: How To Write A Home Run Story in 2011
NEWSFLASH — click HERE for some exciting Storyfix news. Thank you all for your support. Let’s work together to make 2011 an even better year for all of us who write, and all of us who read. **** Click HERE to read Part 1 of this two-parter. Picking up with Segment 3 of this six-segment […]
How To Write A Home Run Story in 2011
Part 1… of Two We say the same thing every year right about now: this will be our year. This, of course, meaning the fresh new year about to commence. Because, perhaps on many fronts, the departing year definitely wasn’t it. Right about now is where one of the most tried and true truths of […]
A Milestone on the Way to a Million Words
A Guest Post by James Wilson A few months ago, I decided to quit writing. It wasn’t the first time. I hope it’s the last. While I wasn’t writing I had a great time. I worked on my boat, I took music lessons, and I read books for enjoyment. Then one day I went back […]
Your Story… On Steroids
Steroids for writers. Hmmm… what an interesting notion. A magic pill that will make you stronger, faster, better and more successful, almost immediately. I’ve got just the ticket for you. And it’s not even illegal, immoral or, once you let go of some old school brainwashing, controversial. In fact, it’s not even debatable. This is […]