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| Subject: Writing Advice and Articles Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:45 pm | |
| Writing Advice and Articles
- Larry Brooks has a very informative 11 part blog series on story structure. In it, he describes the 4 parts to every great story and what moves stories forward. It's one of the best descriptions of story structure I've seen.
Jamie Gold made an excel spreadsheet with the major points from this. Plus there is a corresponding beat sheet worksheet that is available here. -- ContemplativeCat
- Seven point story structure - www.writingexcuses.com
- Top ten plotting mistakes
- Writing the Perfect Scene - Randy Ingermanson (the Snowflake method guy) - about the Motivation-Reaction units (From Dwain McSwain's Techniques of the Selling Writer)
- The Snowflake Method
Advice for Writers by David L. Robbins
Novel writing tips from Fiction Writers Connection (short list of ten; high level advice)
"The Snowflake Process for Writing a Novel" by Randall Ingermanson
"Plotting" by Jeff Heisler, of Heisler Ink
"Plotting by Personality" by Marg McAlister
HollyLisle.com
Open Directory - Arts: Writers Resources: Fiction
Writing Advice from Science Fiction author Jeffrey A. Carver
Odyssey Fantasy Writing Workshop - free podcasts - some interesting advice for writers!
Great article on how to write faster, better and easier by K. Stone
Article on how to be creative
Blogs by and for writers
Learning about writing dialogue
Journal writing tips from D*I*Y*
Novel Writing Tips - a mindmap with notes from two good novel writing books
notes from Techniques of the Selling Writer - a mindmap with notes from the great book by Dwight Swain
Rubik’s Cube Plotting
The Hero's Journey
Hero's Journey Plotting Questions
Blake Snyder's beat sheet
Pixar's 22 rules of storytelling
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