Have you been told you have flat characters? Don’t worry. You can take your flat characters to genuine in 8 (sort of) easy steps.
Category: How To’s
Writing How-to: Put Ground Under Their Feet
Writers, have you been told to “put ground under your character’s feet?” Author Lynette M. Burrows provides some helpful examples.
Make Music with Character Voices
Lynette M. Burrows discusses how to hook your readers by making your story character voices like the instruments in an orchestra.
Create a Compelling Plot with What-But-Therefore
If you’re looking for a simple and effective tool for creating a cause-effect, can’t-stop-reading plot use the WHAT-BUT-THEREFORE method.
The Frame of a Story: The Forces of Antagonism
Today I share Robert McKee’s Forces of Antagonism and how I use those forces to plan the frame of a story that I’ll pants.