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4 Perspectives on Authors and Social Media Here’s a range of answers: Yes. Social media experts say that your online presence can help with website traffic, engagement with readers,
iPad’s Page Flips Excite Captain Underpants Fans So, you’re hearing all about the new iPad this week, Apple’s new eBook reader. But for those who write children’s books, there’s one unique thing about this ereader.
Scene Quiz: From a Harvard Bar to Your Scenes Yesterday, we talked about what you’d find if you dissected a good scene. Today, we’ll apply this information by studying a scene from the classic movie, Good Will Hunting. (Warning: Adult language) Then, you can apply it to your own scenes.
Anatomy of a Scene If you dissect a scene, what do you find? Sandra Scofield, in The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer lays out a simple, yet insightful discussion of this concept and it’s usefulness to a novelist. Here are the basics of a scene: Event and Emotion: Something happens and
OK, you’ve narrowed down your story to a plot template and you know what characters, events, settings are implied by the story you are thinking about and the plot template. You know some of the pitfalls of plots. Now what? It think this is the hardest part of plotting a novel, going from generalities to [...]
Do you make these 5 plotting mistakes? Are you too nice to your characters? Low tension. Give characters large, overwhelming obstacles to overcome. Of course, you love this dear fellow you created and like any good parent, you want only
Today, I’m chillaxing (see Def. #1). I deserve it, I think you’ll agree. I finished the 3rd major revision of my novel yesterday. Wahoo! Don’t worry, plot will be back on Monday. My plan for today is to Chillax So, here are the chillaxy things I plan to do today: Behind the scenes Blog Tweaks. [...]
This is part of a continuing series on plot. Plotting with Scenes The second level of plotting is Scenes: this is where the story moves from the cliched outline level to the specific level of your story. Moving from Abstract to Concrete Suppose you want to tell the story of Cinderella, what scenes would you [...]
Agent Emphasizes Need for Plot The Guide to Literary Agents blog has a new agent interview with Kristin Nelson, who writes the PubRants blog. Since we’re talking about plotting a novel, this remark jumped out at me. When GLA asked what what she’s looking for right now, Nelson said: KN: I’d love to see more [...]
Continuing the series on plot: Plot templates are helpful in telling an author the possible events for different sections of the story. I like to consult these when I’m first thinking of a idea for a novel and when I start a revision. I want to know what is typical for the type story I’m [...]
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