What to Do If You Hate Your Novel — A Guest Post
by Jessica Flory It happens to everyone. You’re slogging away, page after page, filling the blank space. And then you start to wonder… Is this even worth it? Finish, No Matter What If you have published several times, you may have the right instincts to know if the story is just not working. Then you […]
“The Thieves of Joy” – A Guest Post By Art Holcomb
“Comparison is the Thief of Joy” – Theodore Roosevelt Good vs. Evil. Right vs. Wrong. Love vs. Hate. Luke vs. Vader. Werewolves vs. Vampires. Obama vs. Romney. The Past vs. the Present. The actual plot of “Lost” vs. whatever the Hell was going on there. What it all comes down to is Opposition – the […]
How to Engage Your Reader — A Guest Post by Matthew Turner
There was – apparently – a time when a writer merely wrote, sat back, and let the good times roll. That time is no more, at least not for 99% of us. These days writers are marketers, publishers, formatters, designers, and most importantly… engagers. To stand out from the crowd you need to communicate with […]
A Wannabe Writer or a Wannabe World Traveler?
A Guest Post by Nann Dunne For just a few minutes, instead of thinking of yourself as a wannabe writer, think of yourself as a wannabe world traveler. You’re standing in your hometown, smack-dab in the middle of Kansas City, Missouri, with a map in hand. You must decide which way to go to achieve […]
“The Hopes and Dreams of Truly Awful People” — a guest post by Art Holcomb
Love Art Holcomb. His resume is… massively credible. Use the search function (to the right on this site) to find more Storyfix contributions from this guy. Worth every minute. In fact — to show you who this guy is — about ten minutes before posting this I get a lengthy (and genius) email from Art […]
Confessions of a Pantser, or What I Failed To Learn in Grad School
A guest post by Eric Neyer When I was in my late 20s I spent two years working toward an MFA in Creative Writing degree at a small university in the western U.S. From the standpoint of expanding my creative perspective and developing relationships with fellow writers, those were the most productive and incredibly satisfying […]
More Goodness from Art Holcomb: “Forget Jagger – Learn How to Move Like Sorkin”
I’m a lucky blogger. When I take a hiatus, which has just about run it’s course, I have folks like Art Holcomb and Jennifer Blanchard (InkyBites) ready to step in. Here’s another winner from Art, who (like Jennifer) never disappoints. Back soon. Larry ***** Forget Jagger – Learn How to Move Like Sorkin A Guest Post from Art Holcomb All […]
How To Become A Badass Creative Writer — a Guest Post…
… by Jennifer Blanchard of InkyBites On StoryFix, Larry is constantly giving you all the information you need to write a badass story: a story that “works,” that shines in all 6 Core Competencies and is publishable. But being a badass creative writer? That takes more than just the ability to write an amazing story. […]
The Universal Fairy Tale — A Guest Post* by Art Holcomb
Art Holcomb is a regular contributor to Storyfix. He’s a professional screenwriter and storyteller, and teaches writing at the university level, among other dark and scary places. The nice thing about having a regular contributor like Art is that he can bring us cool stuff from elsewhere, meaning this is a guest post* within a […]
Genre Mash-Up — a Guest Post by Art Holcomb
NOTE: have a couple of quickie things for you (below) following another killer post from Art. by Art Holcomb I love a good mash up story . . . You know the type, where the author has taken two or more genres or storylines and has crushed them together in a way that they, while still […]