Chaos is what sends the storyline or the characters’ lives and plans into a tale spin in your manuscript. It disrupts things. But that gives us the points we climb towards and those we fall from, doesn’t it? Just when everything seems to be going well, BOOM!

The best ch...

What sort of story are you writing? Does it involve action, adventure, danger? Does it evolve around everyday life and the more mundane but still important elements that readers experience in their own lives? Does it require research, as a historical, a time travel, or...

What kind of a story would it be if the characters weren’t moving around though? One about statues that didn’t benefit from living in a DR WHO world, that’s what! Pretty dull.

So let’s get these people moving around.

Let’s add another dimension to the description of your...

SCRIPTWRITERS RULES

One of the plot planning tools trumpeted about in the writing community is “The Three Act Play”. You’ve probably heard of it.

The idea is that the storyline is broken down into three acts.

Act One is where the story opens with a “hook”. The main charac...

By The Numbers

Scientists claim Math is the universal language. Physicists use math to explain the mysteries of the universe. Chemists distill medications based on measurements. Manufacturers and retailers use math to figure proportions, amounts to order, and prices to...

Action/Reaction

Action followed by Reaction – that’s the most basic guideline to keep your story moving forward.

Fiction is telling a story about something that never happened, but you can use “real life” as a reference in some things. Your characters will have “normal”...