Master pacing in writing: tell fast and slow scenes apart, vary your story pacing, place breaks and reveals well and fix pacing in revision.
Mastering the Art of Pacing: Fast vs Slow in Storytelling Read More »
Use the snowflake method to plan your novel: grow an idea into a synopsis, develop characters and build a scene list, with room for flexibility.
Snowflake Method: Novel Planning and Story Development Read More »
Plotter vs pantser: understand both approaches, the rise of the plantser and practical advice to find the writing process that works for you.
The Plotter vs Pantser Debate: Finding Your Writing Process Read More »
How to end a story well: define what satisfying means, work backwards from the ending, pace your resolution and leave readers with a lasting impression.
Crafting a Satisfying Story Resolution Read More »
Fix a saggy middle and common second act problems: shape a dynamic act two structure, keep momentum and use theme to give the middle purpose.
Navigating Act Two: Overcoming Second Act Problems and the Saggy Middle Read More »
What is a story midpoint? Learn how a midpoint twist or revelation shifts the second act, with techniques for writing midpoints that matter.
Story Midpoint: How a Midpoint Twist Transforms Act Two Read More »
Learn kishotenketsu, the four act structure for plotting without conflict: how its twist works, why it resonates and how to use it in your fiction.
Harmonious Storytelling: Plotting with Kishotenketsu Read More »
Use the Save the Cat beat sheet for novels: the fifteen plot beats, how to structure your book with them and how to adapt the formula to your story.
Crafting Compelling Stories: Save the Cat Beat Sheet for Novels Read More »
The hero’s journey explained: Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, its 12 stages, modern critiques and how to use it as a flexible story structure.
The Hero’s Journey: Unveiling the Monomyth in Story Structure Read More »
