by Jill Williamson | May 1, 2019 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Mailbag, Plot, Story Structure, Writing
Before I answer today’s GTW Mailbag question, I just have to thank those of you who supported my Kickstarter. It is over this Friday, but it is not only already fully funded, we made the stretch goals to record ALL THREE AUDIO BOOKS! ♥ ♥ ♥ I am so excited, I can...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 28, 2019 | Editing, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Getting Published, Plot, Story Structure, Writing, Writing Life
Looking for the earlier posts? Click here for part one and click here for part two. The last couple weeks we’ve been addressing the question, “How do you know if your book works as a whole?” Links for parts one and two are up above, but as a very...
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 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....
