by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 12, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author, Plot, Story Structure
Over the past few Fridays, we’ve been talking about the pitfalls of story middles. Often it’s here, in the dead center of things, that we begin to notice the cracks climbing through the words of our tale. It’s easy to panic and abandon our story for something new and...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 1, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author, Story Structure
Last week, I talked about the middle of your story, and the difference in your main character at the 25%-50% part of Act II, and the 50%-75% part of Act II. (Sometimes it’s easier for me to think of it as Act II A and Act II B when I’m brainstorming my stories.)...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 16, 2018 | Grow An Author, Scenes and Scene Structure, Story Structure
Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the 1920s mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a...
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...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 26, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author, Plot, Story Beginnings, Story Structure
Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the historical mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 7, 2016 | Story Structure
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’s currently...
