Learn how to develop a story and read ten steps to a plot that has structure, momentum and the ingredients readers love.
Opener:Katniss Everdeen awakens to find that her sister Prim has gone to sleep with their mother, probably because she was having bad dreams about the Hunger Games, in which competitors battle to become the last one standing in an event called “The Day of Reaping.” The Inciting Incident th...
From this definition, you can see that stories are fundamentally driven by their characters. A laundry list of events that happened doesn’t really feel like a story—the chain of events only becomes a story when you understand the “why” that caused those events. When we consume stories, ...
Jerry Dunne
Branding isn’t about trying to be everything to everyone. A strong POV will speak to the audience you care about most. It will tell this group that yours brand is for them. To develop this POV and a distinct brand voice, there are several exercises you can complete. ...
But how do you write a love story that will have your characters (and readers) weak at the knees? In this guide, we're going to explore love stories of all kinds, from the ones that end “happily ever after” to tragic love stories and even stories that don't look like love stories...
. Similarly, you can have multiple fleshed-out characters, but you can’t give every character a full backstory and meaningful character arc like you can in a lengthier work. Generally, long, intricate plots with multiple subplots are better suited to novel-length works than a short story....
Here’s everything you need to know so that you can use MBTI to build more three-dimensional characters in your script.
Instead, consider different ways you can reveal different facets of the characters to your readers without stating them in an obvious way.(避免在开头几段中透露人物的一切。相反,你可以考虑用不同的方式向读者展示人物的不同方面,而不是用一种明显的方式来陈述。)由此可知,这一段的标题应该是“发展人物...
Is your protagonist in danger of becoming a side character in their own story? The best main characters are the ones that are captivating and relatable — after all, if you want your readers to spend over three-hundred pages with your protagonist, they need to be compelling. This post will...