Dresden Files ( Read more... )

THE GREAT SWAMPY MIDDLE ( Read more... )

So your story is all about conflict, right? And you can't have conflict without, well, people. Maybe your people look like sentient renaissance mice, or maybe they look like talking cats, but there are going to be beings running around your story with a bunch of conflicting desires. Those are your characters ( Read more... )

Story Skeletons ( Read more... )

Conflict, Logical Response and Point of View ( Read more... )

What Is This Craft You Speak Of ( Read more... )

Introduction ( Read more... )

I'm mostly going to use this livejournal to share what I know about writing with any interested parties. My approach to writing fiction is grounded in the notion that a methodical, structured use of learned story craft skills gives a writer an excellent basis on which to approach writing fiction ( Read more... )