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Articles on Writing

Writing from the Passionate Self


Your Story Will Fail (if you don’t do this…)


How to Grow a Sentence into a Story


Be A Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic!


Coming Apart At The Themes


A Few Words About Theme


Avoiding the Genre Trap


Inspiration for Writers


The Creativity Two-Step


Finding Your Creative Time


How to Beat Writer’s Block


A Novelist's Bag of Tricks


Write Your Novel Step by Step (series)


Writing with Globular Clusters


How Art Is Made…


Blowing the Story Bubble


Log Lines & Synopses


Characters - The Attributes of Age


Writing from a Character's Point of View


Male vs. Female Problem Solving


The False Narrative


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Characters


Your Story Will Fail (if you don’t have this…)


How To Create Great Characters


Character Development Tricks!


Creating Characters from Scratch


How to Grow a Sentence into a Story


Creating Characters from Plot


What Chases Your Characters?


“Hero” is a Four Letter word


How to Write Villains


Your Characters’ Personal Goals


Writing Heroes & Villains


Male vs. Female Problem Solving


Protagonist and Antagonist


Character Arc 101


Conflict Can Limit Your Characters


Love Interests and the Dramatic Triangle


Writing from a Character's Point of View


Introducing Characters - First Impressions


Should Your Main Character Be Linear Or Holistic?


The “Influence Character” in a Nut Shell


Characters - The Attributes of Age


Should Your Main Character Change or Remain Steadfast?


Should Your Main Character Start or Stop?


Create A Believable Character In 10 Easy Steps



Plot


Never Be Stuck for a Plot Again!


How to Grow a Sentence into a Story


Four Essential Plot Points


Your Plot Step By Step


Your Plot - Act by Act


Creating Characters from Plot


Be Clear About the Requirements for Your Story Goal


Is Your Story Driven By Actions Or Decisions?



Theme and Genre


Coming Apart At The Themes


A Few Words About Theme


Avoiding the Genre Trap


Creative Writing


Quick Tips


10 Essential Tips for Beginning Writers


Be A Story Weaver - NOT a Story Mechanic!


Writing from the Passionate Self


Psychoanalyze Your Story


Story Development


How to Grow a Sentence into a Story


Writing with Globular Clusters


How Art Is Made…


Blowing the Story Bubble


Log Lines & Synopses


Novel Writing


A Novelist's Bag of Tricks


Write Your Novel Step by Step (series)



Screenwriting


A Screenwriter’s Bag of Tricks



Inspiration


Inspiration for Writers


The Creativity Two-Step


Finding Your Creative Time


How to Beat Writer’s Block


Story Structure


Structuring Your Story’s Limit


Dramatica Explained in Plain Language


Beginner’s Guide to Dramatica Software


What is Story Structure?


12 Essential Questions Every Writer Should Answer


Throughlines - and How To Use Them!


Stories with Main Characters who Change



Narrative Theory


What Is Narrative?


When Narratives Collide


The False Narrative


A Lecture on Narrative Psychology


Overcoming Habits


Dramatica: The “Lost” Theory Book


Dramatica and the Number 64


A Few Words About Communication


Dramatica Theory Application on World Problems


“Ability” and Story Structure


Using Dramatica for Interactive Fiction


Dramatica: Inside the Clockwork


Constructive Criticisms


Atlas Shrugged: Book vs. Movie Adaptation


Writing Tips for Storytelling