Composition Advice

A Pantser and a Plotter Walk Into a Bar…And the Pantser Learns a Lesson

A Pantser and a Plotter Walk Into a Bar…And the Pantser Learns a Lesson

For months, that’s how I wrote my first book, and then my second book. Some days the words were like a thundering river, literally gushing onto the pages. Other days, it was more like a seasonal creek in the middle of a long drought. I was lucky if two coherent words trickled out. Mostly, I ended up just looking at a blank page. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was a Pantser.

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Writing by the Seat of your Pants

Writing by the Seat of your Pants

Intricate worlds. Unexpected twists, A satisfying ending. This, and much more is what an author promises a potential reader to entice them to pick their book out of thousands on the market. But delivering this isn’t and will never be easy. 

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Show, Don’t Tell is Bad Advice

Show, Don’t Tell is Bad Advice

Ready for some bad advice? Show, don't tell. I'm going to give you a second to rage at your computer, laptop, or phone.... done? Okay, let's talk about why it's the worst advice you can offer a writer. What info does show don't tell really give? Anton Chekhov once...

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Fantasy Worldbuilding and the Three Bears

Fantasy Worldbuilding and the Three Bears

Fantasy Worldbuilding. Now there's a topic that I could talk about (or write about in this case) for hours on end. There's a lot to consider when it comes to creating a world for your story, after all! And you don't want to mess it up. Too much is obnoxious, too...

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Structuring a Plot: Three Acts and What it Really Means

Structuring a Plot: Three Acts and What it Really Means

Structuring a plot. Just google it, there’s a million pictures and breakdowns. But you know what else is out there? The claim that this three act structure is pretty poorly named. It should be the six-act, or maybe the four-act. Tons of people who analyze stories have their own thoughts on how to break stories down perfectly.

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Outlining Novels, Campfire Style

Outlining Novels, Campfire Style

Let’s jump right into today’s topic: outlining novels. This is arguably one of the first steps taken when you’re preparing to finally write that best seller. Campfire writing is an outlining process that helps storytellers learn how to both structure and free-write.

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