Ideas Come Before Goals
Sometimes going back through journals shows you your goals, ones achieved and those still needing to be realized…
Writing Tools
What Does Your Protagonist Desire?
It’s not that all characters get exactly what they want, the story is about their pursuit of it. What does your hero want?
Sonata and Story Share Form
Sonatas and Stories Share Form and Structure. Does your novel have a story arc? Read more…
Story Beats
There is much talk about hitting the “beats” in a work of creative writing. What are they? Where are they?