Lessons Step Forward, Fall Back 21 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 The Bad Solution) In the last chapter of Covalent our characters faced a powerful and immediate threat. A massive creature was intent upon killing each and every one of them,…
Lessons Force My Hand 7 Jun 202130 Dec 2021 No More Hesitations) Last week I considered the resistance that a main character must press through to achieve their greater story. Most protagonists are written so that they dearly want…
Lessons Breaking Through to Story 31 May 202130 Dec 2021 Discouraged Efforts) Last week I talked about "inciting moments," where the protagonist commits to some cause, even though there is strong opposition to it. I mentioned that in my own…
Improving Technique Revising The Storm- Week 4 28 May 202130 Dec 2021 Here we go, continuing with the edit of my short story The Storm. So far, I have made it through the introduction, and now will work on Oscar's journey to…
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