Where Normal Need Not Apply
Character descriptions are often necessary in a story, but can be boring. Here’s Angela Ackerman’s 7 tips for how we can keep our character descriptions from slowing our story.
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Out in the world, conflict is usually considered a bad thing, but our stories need it. How much conflict does our story need and how can we add more?
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There are many types of goals we have to juggle when writing, and conflict between our storytelling goals can make that juggling act more difficult.
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We might have heard that the purpose of the plot is to reveal character. What does that mean and how can understanding it help our storytelling?
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In talking about active vs. passive goals, the concept gets even more complicated if we’re writing multiple-protagonist stories like romance.
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Our characters don’t want to change, so they often start with passive internal goals. How we can make those passive goals work for us and our story?
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It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, and this time we’re talking about how to choose good story goals.
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How detailed is too detailed when it comes to planning our story? What can we can learn about leaving our options open as we draft our story?
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I never watched Game of Thrones but this past season is an excellent example of how pacing can affect character arcs and readers’ relationships to our characters.
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Stories about super-productive authors can make us doubt ourselves or think we’re not doing enough, but we shouldn’t worry about measuring up to impossible standards.
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