We’ve spent the past few posts discussing point of view, scenes, and characters. I think it prudent to pause a…
In the last post we set some boundaries to help figure out how many characters are needed to tell a…
In fantasy—possibly more than any other genre—there is a desire to have huge casts. The Malazan Book of the Fallen…
Character archetypes is the final way to talk about characters. This is useful information for populating your world with stock…
We’ve talked about character arcs and types of character: now let’s delve into the various character roles that appear in…
Now that we have a better understanding of what a character arc is and why it is important, let’s talk…
We recently discussed what a story arc is and why it’s so important. Well, stories aren’t the only elements that…
There may be more to writing a scene then we realize. We know there are many different types of scenes…
There are a few ways to think about scene types. One is to think in terms of their significance to…
Story arc (or narrative arc) is the structure and shape of a story. Understanding the elements of a story arc…