Storyology from Both Sides of the Page
Characters with contrasting features that juxtapose and make the protagonist’s characteristics obvious are what we call “foils”. Is that symbolic to like the different sides of foil? Like, how one is shiny and the other is kinda grainy? 🤔 I have no idea, actually. But, I can tell you that when one character is drastically […]
So, I finally finished my second draft of my manuscript. Wow. Congratulations. I know! I’m feelin’ pretty legit right now holding it! But, here’s the kicker: I hand wrote all of it. Why on earth would you do that? The honest answer: because I don’t have a printer and I wasn’t willing to pay 25 […]
A character’s need for a change in order to progress toward a desire is what really makes or breaks a good story. What about the whole desire thing? The desire is what drives the story, yes. But how the character changes during the pivotal moment (climax) is what rounds your story. Otherwise, your story is […]
Happy New Year! After the holidays, I’ve added at least one more shelf worth of books to my home library. Every year, I ask for Barnes & Noble gift cards–though there are plenty more gifts I would enjoy as a reader, writer, and instructor. But, what can I say; seeing books inspires me to write […]
In an era when jokes are subject to strict political correctness, memes tend to be a pretty safe zone. Maybe that’s because it’s agreed that it’s all in good jest and not to be taken seriously. Though, most things aren’t, but will be anyway… In the meantime, we gotta laugh while we are still allowed! […]
