Tag Archives: story structure
2010 in review: The story of Hush Money
So I need to do the look back at the year thing. I’ve kind of been waiting to see what the end of the year numbers were. When the month rolled over, it seemed like I lost some PubIt sales. … Continue reading
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This, That, Stuff, and Things
I used to have this social studies teacher who absolutely hated “stuff and things.” Use either of those words in an essay question at your peril. So now I often say them, just to say them, because I’m just ornery … Continue reading
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Setups, Flawed Characters, Ginger or Maryann?
Last night I finally got my files uploaded for the print version. They’ve been reviewed, and I had a problem with my title page, so I have to get that fixed this morning, and then upload the interior file again. … Continue reading
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Blueprint Series part 13: Battling Threads
Now that we’ve learned how to plot from beginning to end, I’m going to talk about what to do with the subplots and other threads you might have hanging around in your story. (For Part 1 in this series, click … Continue reading
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Blueprint Series Part 11: Fleshing Out Part 3
I hope yesterday’s post helped you start to think through what my CP calls “The Valley of the Shadow of the Middle.” Middles are hard for a lot of writers. Today we’ll be working our way through the second half … Continue reading
Blueprint Series Part 10: Fleshing Out Part 2
If you’re like me, you have some solid ideas for the beginning and ending of your story, but the middle is a little bit mushy. I’ve found that there’s nothing like a little story architecture to help you set up … Continue reading
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Blueprint Series Part 9: Fleshing Out Part 1
Thanks for visiting part 9 of the series. We’re really going to start fleshing out your story this week. In keeping with the 4-part structure we’ve been discussing, we’ll be going over one story section each day and working on … Continue reading
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Blueprint Series Part 5: Main Plot Points
(I’m not sure what happened with the scheduling of this post, but I apologize for the delay and for the fact that it’ll be two today with another one this afternoon.) If you’ve been following, you’re totally bored with the … Continue reading
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