Recently I was watching an interview of a successful television actor who knew from childhood that he wanted to spend his life performing for audiences. Another individual remarked during the conve…| Chronicles of the Scribe
From time to time, people ask me for information on how to outline a plot. “How,” they ask, “do you know what should come first? Then what do you do?” The answer can be hard…| Chronicles of the Scribe
As promised in my previous post, here’s the Amazon link to my latest novel, A MAN OF HONOR. I’m using the pseudonym of Lewis Kern for my westerns in homage to my grandfather and father,…| Chronicles of the Scribe
I cannot tell you what a relief it is to announce that my latest novel, A MAN OF HONOR, is now in processing at Amazon for imminent Kindle release. I started this western nearly two years ago, and …| Chronicles of the Scribe
Research is necessary for any successful setting although it can also be a quagmire from which the unwary writer may never emerge. While it’s tempting to use only invented settings or to conf…| Chronicles of the Scribe
When does a setting become too typical? When is it overused to the point of being a stereotype? How should a writer fulfill the expectations of readers, supply the tropes that make a story’s …| Chronicles of the Scribe
Bland settings occur when writers do the following: -write in generalities -avoid specific details -supply only vague information -forget to use a viewpoint character’s physical senses. Vivid…| Chronicles of the Scribe
For this one, let’s take a page–pun intended, ha ha–from Edgar Allen Poe. In his fiction, he demonstrated the effectiveness of imagery, atmosphere, and even the weather on a story…| Chronicles of the Scribe
The locale of a story should affect character design in how that character interacts with the setting or how this individual has been shaped by the place. Setting isn’t separate from your oth…| Chronicles of the Scribe
If you’re thinking you can plunk your action scene in any old gritty dark alley in Generic City, USA, then you’re shortchanging the dramatic potential of your story. For one thing, ther…| Chronicles of the Scribe
