This series reveals what I consider to be the ESSENTIAL components of any great story. These critical elements will be familiar to you if you’ve followed my writing, teaching or… read more →
Q: After reading your “Conflict #4: The Nemesis” article and considering the “coming of age/personal development” story I’m writing, you have me wondering what you would think about the central… read more →
Here is the sixth in my series of articles on how to captivate your audiences and readers with the use of conflict, and the third in the corresponding series examining the… read more →
Here is the fifth in my series of articles on how to captivate your audiences and readers with the use of conflict, and the second in the corresponding series examining the… read more →
Q: I am finding that when I sit down each day to continue my writing, I read everything I’ve written so far in order to get back into the flow.… read more →
Depending on how you look at it, this is either the fifth in my series of articles on how to captivate your audiences and readers with the use of conflict, or… read more →
After offering my introductory article on CONFLICT (the one about Tiger Woods), I got a lot of kind and thoughtful responses (thanks, everyone!), including this one from a follower named… read more →
I recently posted a series of articles about how to use desire to define your story, to drive the action and characters toward a satisfying resolution, and to captivate your… read more →
Let’s finish this series by going through all the types of desires we’ve discussed, making certain that they don’t get confusing. I want to present them in the logical sequence… read more →
In this series of articles exploring the various goals your hero will pursue, all the desires have had one thing in common: they all serve to move your hero closer… read more →
