The (Classic Doyle) Whodunnit Formula
Without a doubt, the whodunnit is the most popular type of mystery there is in modern culture, and if you read or watch a mystery story today,...
Telling Stories
Without a doubt, the whodunnit is the most popular type of mystery there is in modern culture, and if you read or watch a mystery story today,...
While making my way through Stephen Fry’s astoundingly good Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection on Audible, I began to notice a pattern in Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories....
I just finished going through the Dan Brown Masterclass on writing thrillers. Lots of good advice for new writers there, and a few little gems for me. ...
I found some interesting reading on Reddit today in a thread from early 2019 that I thought was worth looking at. It’s very challenging to find actual...
Some writers have problems deciding on what ideas to use and what to leave on the table. However, the solution is pretty simple- you need to sell...
Found this info in a thread on Royal Road on writing good reader-catching story blurbs by Vincent Archer. I thought it was worth sharing, his original source...
A “blurb” or “book blurb”- it’s the advertising description that sells your book to the readers. You find it on the back of printed books, or as...
In Japan, South Korea, and China, they’ve been turning webfiction into anime, TV, movies, comics, mobile games, and profit for the past twenty years. This has made Asian light fiction writers some of the best in the world, and they’ve had twenty years to figure out what works and what doesn’t.
Twenty years, millions of stories – their success secrets are right here in this book.
My new book is up! What started as a revision of Write! Shonen Manga turned into an almost complete re-write with lots of new material and approaches....
Yep. That’s basically it. You need to write until it’s instinctual, and that comes with a whole lot of practice. (Which he’s had, in spades!) Always keep...