How do you do endings? Do you put forth effort all the way to the very end? Do you give up before you reach the end? Do you throw …
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See the Crisis for What it is and Keep Writing
I'm trying something new today -- embedding the new video in the Plot Book Group Series in this blog post. It's a first for me. …
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When the Climax Fails, the Reader Suffers
In preparing for a plot talk for children's writers and the SCBWI San Francisco/South region last Saturday, I analyzed one of my …
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Check-point for NaNoWriMo Writers — Recommitment Scene
In life and in stories, every moment is an opportunity to commit to moving forward. To continue to put one word after another …
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