Secondary Characters in Fiction or Memoir #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
Because memoirists can’t change what happened and who is involved in the particular memoir slice of life story they are telling, it’s all about what they choose to show the …
Going Beneath the Surface in Story #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
To go beneath the surface in your story, or shall we say beneath the plot, the writer needs to ask why what happens in the plot matters to the protagonist …
Story Genius Writing Course: The Origin Scene
Sometimes I feel so small in revision. If you think about it, all stories begin with relevant backstory. For just as real people deal with the present based on their …
Story Genius Writing Course: One Ticking Clock in Story
Crawling along in theStory Genius method formy college memoir. A story is one external problem that grows, escalates, and complicates from beginning to end, Lisa Cron says in our Story …