The long and the short of it
This week I decided to take a shortcut. Or rather, I decided to stop working on my first novel – temporarily – and enter a short story conte
Conflict - who needs it?
My plan was to go through all the scenes of my novel and make sure the rhythm worked: that every scene was followed by a sequel and so on.
Subplots and characters and arcs … oh my!
How do I weave supporting sub plots throughout my story, making sure they have relevance and impact? And exactly how many subplots should I
Getting over my water buffalo anxieties
My right brain kept saying Just Write!, and my left brain Hang-on, not so fast. I was feeling anxious about how the story was going to come
Character building stuff
I haven’t finished with character building yet, and no doubt I’ll keep coming back to it as the book progresses. Allowing my mind to wander