Story Tropes: Lazy Shortcuts, or Opportunities for Depth?
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how we can make story tropes work harder.
Where Normal Need Not Apply
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how we can make story tropes work harder.
It’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how to balance scenes and sequels.
For all the writing advice in the world, there’s comparatively little about chapters specifically, such as if or how we should title them.
Pin ItOur story is—in many respects—what our story’s POV tells readers it is. So what do we want readers to get out of our story and chosen POV?
Pin ItOf the many confusing words in the writing world, the worst might be the terms “scenes and sequels.” What’s the purpose of sequels and how do we write them?
Pin ItIs a scene’s sequel—the reaction to a scene’s events—part of the scene? Or are they ever independent (and if so, how do we make them stronger)?
Pin ItWe 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?
Pin ItAnytime we make a lot of changes to our story, we risk problems, but it helps to track the edits we need to make. How can we organize our revision?
Pin ItIt’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, and this time we’re talking about how to stitch together the pieces of our story after a big revision.
Pin ItA truly broken story is one where the pieces of the story don’t come together in a coherent whole. But if we’re willing to put in the work, virtually any story can be saved. Then question then is: What steps should we take to fix a broken story?
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