by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 13, 2017 | Writing
Are your story ideas starting to sound alike? Have your stories become the same plot with fill-in-the-blanks for such elements as: character’s career, the opening line, the props, and the title? What if you could start with one story element that’s clever, quirky,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 25, 2016 | Writing
Writers hear much about the need for conflict and disasters in every scene and a black moment near the story’s two-thirds point. We don’t throw these essentials into the mix, but intentionally construct them.Conflicts and disasters work to enhance the plot or develop...