I've written extensively about the problems with using flashbacks when writing a novel, memoir, screenplay. Just as jumping …
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Main Character is Both Protagonist and Antagonist
A writer has worked for 7 months on a treatment about a veteran from the United States military. The story is timely and the …
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Searching for the Strongest Climax
I am often asked what the #1 problem writers have with plot. My answer varies, depending on the most recent plot consultation or …
Thematic Significance of Stories
First, he writes a rough draft of what sounds like an exciting middle grade novel filled with external dramatic action, likable …