The Writer's Workout

Sometimes, the most memorable pieces of fiction are the ones that break convention. This can be said of Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves, which follows a manuscript about a documentary that doesn’t exist. It weaves the manuscript itself with the story of the person who found it after the original writer’s death, told through lengthy footnotes. At some points, Danielewski arranges the text in ways that require the reader to physically rotate the book in order to read it.

A character arc is the character's internal journey throughout the story. It runs concurrently with the overall narrative and plot arc. Character arcs show change to the character, both good and bad. In order to have dynamic characters that experience growth, the use of enlightenment and disillusionment arcs are critical. Enlightenment Arc These are also known as Moral Ascending arcs. The point of an enlightenment arc is that the character experiences a positive internal ch

Stories with dual, or multiple timelines, make a frequent appearance across media. From Arrival (2016) to Citizen Kane (1941), dual timeline stories are a mainstay in Hollywood. However, for writers, how do you successfully execute multiple timelines with only the written word in your toolkit? This blogpost will explore the core problems presented by using a dual timeline narrative structure and how to best navigate those pitfalls to pull off an amazing multiple timeline stor

Sometimes less is more! It’s a fun phrase that essentially means to not overcomplicate things. It can be applied to anything in life, especially writing: summaries. When it comes to writing a story it’s pretty safe to say that the most important (and sometimes most difficult) part is actually writing the story itself. But there’s also stuff that comes after the story is done, and that’s how you describe it to someone in a concise, brief, and organized way. For this Back to Ba

Learn about the different stages of editing during the revision process.