Time to make All The Write Moves!
A little over a year ago, I released Write! Shonen Manga, and included a section for getting new writers up to speed based on my 20 years experience...
How to Write a Good Story- Human Needs
All stories are ultimately about humans needs- specifically, a human (or human-like being) trying to meet those basic fundamental needs in some way. No matter what the...
How to Write a Good Story – The Essence of Story
On social media across the Internet, there is a single constant refrain- “How do I write a good story?” It comes from new writers eager to make...
June 23, 2017
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The S.P.I.N.E. of Every Good Story
We know that stories exist because humans use them to learn from each other- they’re a...
DNA Podcast 033 – Writing Formulas
In this episode, Rob and Don sit down to discuss story structure. They explore the origins of the 3-act...
Writing Creative Procedural Fiction
Heroic Journeys are pretty much the gold standard for modern fiction writing. The vast majority of stories written in any genre are heroic journeys wherein a weak/flawed...
What Jackie Chan can teach us about writing action
Following up my post on what writers can learn from Akira Kurosawa, I’m going to do another blog post on writing- this time based on the nine...
Good Advice from Author Scott Sigler about Writing Your First Novel
Post by Scott Sigler.
Structuring Your Story
Today I came across the blog Storyfix, and author Larry Brook’s 10-part Story Structure Series. In it, Brooks lays out his take on the 4-act structure, and...
Classic 12-Chapter Murder Mystery Formula
(Note: This has been floating around the internet for years, and I don’t know who first wrote it (if anyone does, let me know!) but it’s worth...