What an Actor Wants You to Know About Your Novel — a guest post from Art Holcomb
Hi… it’s Art here. It’s my honor to be filling in for Larry here as he finishes up working on new training videos and other materials for you, his StoryFix family of writers. He’ll be back very soon. In the meantime, I want to tell you a story about the unexpected power of your characters. […]
The Bermuda Triangle of Storytelling
The goal of today’s post is nothing less than to explain why writing a novel that works is hard. As opposed to, say, a pile of 50K-plus words poured into a steaming pile during, say, the most recent month of November, that doesn’t. But if you break it down, there really aren’t that many different […]
The #1 Challenge Facing Writers Today
It’s not what you think it is. And you’re already a part of it. Art Holcomb and I — you know Art if you been here a while; if not, Art is one of the foremost writing mentors and lecturers in the country — recently made a 30-minute audio recording, a teleseminar, really, that ended […]
The Bottom-line Explanation of the Mass Failure of Authors
… And How to Avoid Being Among Them In the omnipresent kumbayah of the writing community, it is considered impolite, if not impolitic, to utter this truth aloud: most stories fail. Most writers fail. That has been true since the advent of selling stories for money, and it remains true today, even in a world […]
Case Study: The Untapped Dramatic Potential of Concept…
… When the Premise Doesn’t Pick Up the Ball and Run With It The traps that would compromise or even sabotage our best story intentions are everywhere. Even when it all begins with a strong conceptual proposition… which is what’s up with today’s case study. The author has consented to sharing this story overview here—via answers […]
Is There Such a Thing as Natural Writing Talent?
I take this one head on today over at the Killzone.com, in response to a new article in a major magazine that basically says, “don’t worry about structure, you have the natural DNA to create a structurally-sound novel, based on your gut instinct.” Not everyone is going to be happy. **** Here’s a great learning […]
The Path That Has Led Us… to This.
And in turn… to what is possible. Storyfix.com is announcing an intense instructional opportunity for writers who are tired of waiting for the muse to descend, killer concept and contract in hand. For writers who are no longer sure that the much-vaunted seat of their well-worn pants will be the wise and artful guide to […]
Launch your 2017 Writing Year With a Big Bang of Storycraft!
New Year’s resolutions are a good thing. Not everybody always thinks so, but that’s on us. Because when they don’t work we have only ourselves to blame, including (in some instances) best intentions yielding to over-reaching. Better to aim high, work hard and keep it real. You may learn that your real ceiling is a […]
A Short Primer (Video) on Story Structure… and Why It May Not Be What You Think It Is
I had a strategic opening all whipped up that introduces some of the exciting changes I have planned for Storyfix as 2017 arrives. But like many things that are wide and deep, it quickly got out of hand. So here’s the less-than-strategic version: Big changes are coming. Video-based Storyfix posts (like this one). A […]
“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 […]