05.06.2010
I see a lot of new writers’ work. I edit a lot of it, too. And what I see a lot of are scenes—scenes in lieu of stories. Often, these scenes are well thought out and well done. But they are not stories. The difficulty is the writer thinks they are. The difficulty is getting [...]
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11.02.2010
Sometimes students tell me they can’t come up with an idea for a story. I’m never surprised when I hear this. For a story to get off the ground you want to think character, not plot. Stories are character driven. Let be backtrack. Strong, memorable stories are character driven. Begin with an ordinary child, with [...]
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