NaNoWriMo Quickstart Guide – Part Four: Picking a Theme
Step 4: Picking a Theme While an interesting main plot or idea for the story is going to make it interesting to read, the truth is if...
Telling Stories
Step 4: Picking a Theme While an interesting main plot or idea for the story is going to make it interesting to read, the truth is if...
Step 3: Picking a Core Premise Your next task is to pick a Core Premise for your story based on the pile of ideas you’ve just put...
Step 2: Brainstorming Ideas Once you’ve picked your genre, the next step is customizing this story so it’s yours. How do you do this? It’s pretty simple-...
The following multi-part series will offer a step-by-step quick-start guide to putting together a story. Even if you have little to no experience with writing, this guide...
The following formula, found on Reddit and submitted by user TeraVonen, is a near perfect summary of the typical 2-part story pattern you find in the mystery...
Apparently an early 80’s Japanese music genre called City Pop is exploding on the internet right now. As a watcher of 80’s anime, I’m used to it,...
There are a number of survival strategies that Webnovel authors use to try to keep on top of their relentless workload while keeping their audience happy. These...
Previously, I’ve written about the characteristics that make up a good story, at least from the point of view of the audience, and how the writer has...
The importance of a story’s central activity, or Spine of Action should never be underestimated when writing, especially when you’re writing longer works. Two beautiful examples of...
One of the more fascinating things about the internet is its ability to highlight so many different facets of human nature. The internet has brought out the...