My Vision
Are you ready to start writing your first novel? Or have you already written it but you’re not sure what’s next? Maybe you wrote your first draft by the seat of your pants, but after countless revisions, you know you’re missing something you just can’t seem to put your finger on. Sound familiar?
That was me about 10 years ago. I knew I had a novel in me so I started writing…then re-writing…then re-writing! Eventually I got past the first chapter and couldn’t stop until that first draft was done. But then I read it…
9 revisions later I still had an unfinished novel. It was so far from the original concept it no longer resembled anything I had in mind. Frustrated and utterly defeated, I took a break from writing. I realized I had to learn the craft before I could try to salvage my manuscript.
I threw myself into the world of storytelling. From plot structure to character arcs and all the good stuff in between, I devoured everything I could get my hands on to learn how to write a truly compelling story. Now that I’ve finally cracked the code (or at the very least, understand it a lot better), I’m excited to pass my knowledge along to you. Why share this vital information? So you don’t have to spend so many years feeling frustrated and inadequate with nothing but a bunch of revisions to show for it.
So, come along with me as I share the intricacies of crafting stories. I’ll be breaking down popular story crafting methods and stacking them up against each. I’ll show their differences and commonalities to get to the basic truths about story telling. And, as an added bonus, I’ll be dissecting popular fiction to show you how those principles are put into action. Stay tuned!
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The Craft
After years of learning just about every major story crafting method, I was still stuck in the same spiral of half written outlines and flat characters. Until one day, I started comparing methods.
I wanted to see what was so different between Save The Cat and The Story Grid, and the hundreds of others out there. Why did some people like one over another? Which one would work for me?!? All of these methods offer their own secret ingredient that helps give writers a fighting edge. But they also have commonalities that make the understanding of storytelling that much easier to grasp.
Once you realize the wording may change, but the craft has remained relatively unchanged for hundreds of years, things start to make a lot more sense.
This is your “one-stop-shop” on all things writing. Sure, I’ll be posting articles that explain different techniques and definitions, like what the midpoint is, or how to make your readers cry, but I’ll be going deeper too.
I’ll break down popular methods. I’ll give you a summary, then dissect how they’re similar to others, and how they differ. Maybe the key for you is one of the many methods I discuss, or maybe it’s a combination of methods working together to bring out the very best you have to offer. Either way, I hope you stick around to find out what works for you.
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