I Love to Plot, Part 3: The Play
by Michelle Knowlden A plot is about things that happen. A story is about people who behave. …from Roger Ebert’s Review of “House of Sand and Fog,” 26 December 2003 Continue reading
Tag: Beginnings
Beginning with the End: Basic Project Management for Indie Authors
by Megan Haskell You’re an indie author. You’ve written a book and think it’s pretty good. You’re ready to publish. Slow down, bunny rabbit. The art might be finished, but Continue reading
Three Ways to Begin Your Story: 2. Index Cards
by Lisanne Harrington As I told y’all last time, I come from a family of writers. Mom writes middle-grade historical fiction and my oldest daughter writes for TV. I write Continue reading
Three Ways to Begin Your Story: 1. The Mind Map
by Lisanne Harrington I come from a family of writers. My mom writes middle-grade historical fiction and my oldest daughter went to film school and is working on two TV Continue reading
Begin Your Path to Publication
by Elizabeth Conte You have an idea. “A great story,” you tell your family. “It will make a epic movie,” you brag to your friends. Now what? Many writers are Continue reading
Only the Beginning: Crafting Memorable Opening Lines
by Jeffrey J. Michaels Let us talk of opening lines. Where to start…Every writers conference and instructional course will emphasize the import, the absolutely vital, pivotal necessity of the first Continue reading
New Beginnings
Can you smell it? That fresh clean scent of new beginnings? I hope so, because we here at O.C. Writers have an entire month dedicated to getting you started with your Continue reading