Caution: Writing May be Hazardous to Your Health
Not every writer I work with admits to her flaw(s) but many do. The more prevalent flaws I encounter operate…
-
-
beginning middle and end of a writing project | Blockbuster Plots | Halfway point | Martha Alderson | plot whisperer | slogging through first draft | the hero journey | the writers journey
Slogging through the 1st Draft
I wrote today’s Twitter (1/2 pt. = commits to journey. Things seem to get a bit better. They’re…
-
how to start writing a novel | how to write memoirs with a focus on you as the main character | Martha Alderson | memoirs and screenplays | short story | writing the first draft
5 Benefits of Writing a Truly Awful, Lousy 1st Draft
1) Rather than stop and start over again and again, when you allow yourself to write a truly…
-
back story | Blockbuster Plots | creating likable characters | how to hook the reader | Martha Alderson | meeting the character for the first time | plot whisperer
Etiquette for Introducing the Character
Have you ever met someone for the first time who proceeds to tell you in the first ten…