Take Charge of Your Author Career . . . Success!
by Megan Haskell This past weekend, Greta and I were thrilled to be instructors at the annual Southern California Writers’ Conference in Irvine. Truly “a weekend for words”, it’s also Continue reading
Category: Structure
Bringing Your Life Story to Life
by Jennifer Silva Redmond I recently read an article in the Spectator called “Biography is a Thoroughly Reprehensible Genre”. The writer commented on the amount of pointless detail in most Continue reading
Growing Your Craft with Writing Workshops
by Ara Grigorian Learning: A Life-Long Part of the Writer’s Journey Years ago, when I decided it was time to get serious about writing, I bought Writer’s Digest magazine, because Continue reading
Spook: On the Psychology of Horror
by Seth Wagerman In 1973, Warner Bros. released what would become one of the highest-grossing films in history – the first in its genre to be nominated for Best Picture, Continue reading
Top Ten Creative Writing Myths Holding You Back: Part 2
by Jeff Lyons Two weeks ago, we looked at five of the top ten creative writing myths responsible for much of the pain associated with failed writing and derailed storytelling. We Continue reading
Story Structure: Just like an orange and sex. Really.
by Kristy Tate In a few days, I’ll be at the Foothill Ranch library comparing story structure to a piece of citrus fruit and sex. Like an orange, a story Continue reading
Lost in an Uninspiring Muddle? Maybe You’ve Confused Story and Situation: Part 2
by Jeff Lyons In part two of this series, Jeff Lyons—author, screenwriter, editor, and story development consultant—explains how to make a situation work. If you missed part one, you can Continue reading
Lost in an Uninspiring Muddle? Maybe You’ve Confused Story and Situation: Part 1
by Jeff Lyons In this two part series, Jeff Lyons—author, screenwriter, editor, and story development consultant—helps us understand what the heck we’re writing. Is it a story? A situation? In Continue reading