by Jill Williamson | Dec 5, 2018 | Denouement, Plot, Story Endings, Story Structure
Since I talked about the “Break into three” concept last time, what would fit perfectly here is a post on Blake Snyder’s Five-Step Finale. I wrote a post on that subject back in April, however, when I was plotting out my book Onyx Eyes, so I decided...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 19, 2018 | Antagonists, Grow An Author, Plot, Story Endings, Story Structure
Here’s something that confused me about story structure back when I wrote contemporary young adult fiction: Any teaching on the hero’s journey/three act structure tends to focus on stories with traditional villains. And in the third act when teachers talk...
by Jill Williamson | Nov 14, 2018 | Plot, Story Endings, Story Structure
How is your NaNo going? Mine was going really well, then I got behind. To be fair, I’m at a little over 17K, but I am supposed to be at 25K by tomorrow and there is no way I’m going to manage that. I had a busy weekend and so much to catch up on that I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 12, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author, Story Endings
I learn new things with every book I write, even the ones that I ultimately never finish. Within These Lines probably taught me more than just about any book I’ve ever written because there were so many unique things about writing the story. Like: I’ve...
by Jill Williamson | Nov 7, 2018 | Dark Night of the Soul, Plot, Story Middles, Story Structure
All good stories are about a Character who changes in some way. The Character starts out believing a LIE. And through the course of the story, he tries hard to hold onto that LIE. This becomes more and more difficult as the story progresses and the Bad Guys Close In....
by Jill Williamson | Feb 28, 2018 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Grow An Author, Plot, Story Beginnings, Story Endings, Story Middles, Story Structure, Writing
Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books in lots of weird genres like fantasy (Blood of Kings and Kinsman Chronicles), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). She has a podcast/vlog...
