Set a Story ON FIRE from Beginning to End
The beginning of any story is, by far, the hardest part. Well, except for that sticky middle ACT TWO that goes on FOREVER. Endings? Ugh.| Kristen Lamb
The beginning of any story is, by far, the hardest part. Well, except for that sticky middle ACT TWO that goes on FOREVER. Endings? Ugh.| Kristen Lamb
Progressing linearly isn't always ideal, especially for certain genres. One surefire way to throw readers off is to mess with their sense of time.| Kristen Lamb
All great stories begin and end with an IDEA. The Big Boss Troublemaker is the BRAIN that generates the IDEA, which then must manifest in physical form with an agenda. The BBT is the genesis of the core story problem, which then permits the intangible to be made tangible (thus able to be defeated).| Kristen Lamb
All of us will feel a NEED to explain why a character is moody, angry, broken, bawdy, whatever. DON'T. Resist the urge to EXPLAIN. In fact, if readers don't know WHY, they will want to turn pages to find out WHY.| Kristen Lamb
