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I think one of the best descriptions I ever heard of introducing conflict is this… “You want to fly from New York to Los Angeles.…

I read a blog article on a writing website the other day, and it interested me a great deal. I tend to write the barest…

When you set out to write a novel, often it becomes almost like the beginning steps of Dramatica (which I haven’t used in 4 years…

It really only takes a month of doing something to make it a personal habit. I’ve heard 21 days. Recently I’ve read 28 days. The…

Recently, I did one of my periodic searches around the internet for other writing software. There’s a lot out there, and some of it is…

At some point, we’ve got to take a class or read a book on grammar. The famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi once wrote that every Samurai…

We want to read good novels. And it’s amazing how you can really learn so much about writing. I think the essence of it is…

There’s a phase in the story development cycle where you are absolutely wracking your brains to come up with fifteen little plot points, and you…

After I wrote my guide to fight scenes, suddenly a lot of authors are writing their own guide to fight scenes. I resolved years ago…

When getting your protagonist to a dojo, the first thing you do is bow in as you enter the dojo. Then depending on custom, you…