Tag: novel writing
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How To Prepare For A Writer’s Conference
Seasoned writing conference attendees share insight on etiquette, relationship building, a few faux pas, and that thing on everyone’s mind — the pitch. -
Writing With Tarot: Developing Plot
Tap into your creativity and flesh out the details of your plot with the help of a Tarot spread and the Seven Point Story Structure. -
Writing The Cinematic Novel: Texture, Color, And Angles
Want to write a story that readers can’t put down? Want to have your reader’s on the edge of their seats, anticipating your next release? Want to give them something they crave? Something they can’t get enough of? Immersion. That’s the word you’re looking for. It’s what every reader wants and what every writer aspires ... -
Writing The Cinematic Novel: Act I-Getting The Opening Image Right
In the first Act of your story, we enter the “Stasis World.” This is the world as is, before you and your writer genius gets in there to shake things up. This world is super important. You must know where a hero has been in order to understand and appreciate where they end up. This is your ... -
Writing The Cinematic Novel: The Hero In The Journey
We may not want to admit it, but there IS a formula for writing a best-selling novel. We writers want to think our ideas are special, that the paths our own novels take are unique and one of a kind. That’s only half true, though. Every great story, since the beginning of time, follows a ...