by Stephanie Morrill | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
A writer wrote to me last week asking me about “inciting incidents” and where they belong in a story.For those who are wondering, the inciting incident is The Thing That Happens that makes your character move from their place of safety into the story...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Rachelle ReaI blew off the idea of yWriter when K.M. Weiland first mentioned it in Outlining Your Novel. I thought I wasn’t techie enough for special “writing software.”Click here to download your free version of ywriterSince it was free, I decided to download it....
by Stephanie Morrill | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
The prompt for this round is: “I would want to be told”The prompt sentence can go anywhere – first line, last line, third line, whatever. But make sure you don’t change any of the words and they must stay in quotes. You can add to either...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie Morrill When I first heard the concept of the ticking clock, I thought it was just a cool technique for suspense authors to use. Like, “The ransom is due at midnight, and little Joey will die, but we’ve been trapped in this room by crazy...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Many, many thanks to judges Laura L. Smith and Tiffany Rott for taking the time to select this round’s winners. They were quite unanimous!First PlaceGillian Adams – 2 votesSecond PlaceKayla Anne CP – 2 votesThird PlaceClare KolendaJordan...
