| Narrative Arc vs. Character Arc 9 days ago by Stacy Cohen “Write what you know” is probably the most common piece of writing advice ever. For me, I bent that advice to, “write what you’re passionate about and fascinated by.” In following that advice, I ended up writing a historical romance. And while there are many great pieces of literature that could be ... Stacy Cohen - stacycohen.com |
| Nobody’s Perfect 44 days ago by ginger After going over the ways to make a character likable, I want to point out that your characters can and should be flawed. Every hero in a film needs to have experienced some trauma in their past that has caused them to react to the world in an unhealthy way. The experience that they will go through ... Why This is Good - whythisisgood.com |
| interior thoughts 45 days ago by Darcy Pattison Interior Thoughts Reveal Character I spent time yesterday adding more interior thoughts to a character. My critiquers felt they needed to know the character better at this point in the story. I’ve done the requisite “Show, Don’t Tell,” but readers still felt they needed more to really know the chara ... Revision Notes - darcypattison.com · Rank: 22,307 ·  100 references |
| Is memoir a genre? Consider these matched pairs. 51 days ago by jerrywaxler After I finished, I noticed a similar book near the top of my reading pile, "Black, White, and Jewish," by Rebecca Walker. Previously, I might have rejected it on the premise that one memoir about mixed-race parents was enough. But now, I was eager to learn more. "Black, White, and Jewish" turned ou ... Memory Writers Network - memorywritersnetwork.com/blog · Rank: 151,891 · 44 references |
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