Posts Tagged ‘developing story’
Transition: The Middle
The middle is the bridge transporting the reader, you, from the beginning to the end of the story. Writing a book takes time and research in addition to story and persistence. The journey over the bridge from “I have got a great idea” to “they lived happily ever after” is tortuous. Whether you’re a plotter…
Read MoreIdeas? Write About What You Know.
I’m fortunate as I never run out of ideas. However, framing one or more into an entertaining story may take some time. Before I get into that, welcome. I hope you’ve coped well and safely with the summer’s heat, humidity, rain, drought, and/or wind. I scheduled two outdoor projects which are eighty percent done. Just…
Read MoreEndings and Interruptions
I’m down to the last ten thousand pages of Execution, book five in the C.L. Bluestein Seduction Series. Now I get to plot my revenge, dream up all kinds of murderous outcomes, and choose which ones to use. Like the other books in the Seduction Series, its major theme is the harm caused by profits…
Read MoreBrain games – The Creative Art of Writing
Writing, for me, is a Brain Game. How to get from here to there, efficiently without leaving out the details, practically without over/under explaining, and safely so my reader is buckled in for the ride, while my characters fight for the world they want to live in and for. Recently, in a wide range…
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