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Tag: writing fiction
Outtake from Fellowship & A Lesson
This week, I want to share an outtake from Fellowship and a lesson learned about writing before research.
The Beekeeper’s Fear
Written for middle-grade readers, my first book, The Mystery of Apple Crest, takes place on an Apple Orchard. A young girl and her family have moved into her grandfather’s home and learn to manage an Apple Orchard. In the course of writing this book, I learned an important lesson when a beekeeper’s fear stopped me…… Continue reading The Beekeeper’s Fear
Create Strong Obstacles to Make A Super Story
Stories need structure. You don’t have to outline your story but the structure must be there. One of the essential pieces of story structure is the story obstacle or antagonist. As a writer, you know you need a strong obstacle to make a super story, but how does that work on paper? The Power of…… Continue reading Create Strong Obstacles to Make A Super Story
Scenes, the Lego bricks of Story Structure
A child learns to use Lego bricks and builds a tower one brick on top of another. The older the child gets, the more he understands that interlocking the bricks makes a stronger structure. Her structures grow taller, sturdier, and more complex. So it is with understanding story structure. Scenes are the Lego bricks of story structure.