THE WRITING WORKSHOP: Simplify Your Writing by Cutting Clutter
By Andrea Lewis // The beginning of each year causes me panic: everyone that I know feels the urge to set resolutions for the 365 days ahead. I dread the Continue reading
Tag: Story Structure
THE WRITING WORKSHOP: Story Structure
By Andrea Lewis // When one of the members of The Lake Forest Writers’ Roundtable needed help with structuring his story that followed one treasure through various eras, advice from Continue reading
MARISSA’S TAKE ON: Writing Craft Books on Story Structure, Or Plot
By Marissa Dunham // Today’s book reviews will be on story structure, or plot. Story Structure vs. Plot As I have mentioned before in this series on writing craft book 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
Story Development Technique: “The Whistles & Bells Test™”
by Jeff Lyons “The Whistles and Bells Test™” is a quick test you can carry out whenever you get the inspirational flash of a new story idea. It is a 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