August 26th, 2020
Following Your Heroine Beyond the Hero’s Journey
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by Laurie Schnebly Campbell
Ever since Joseph Campbell observed that the world’s great legends all contain 12 steps a hero must take to grow and triumph, writers have enjoyed using that structure as a storytelling tool.
It’s a perfectly good structure for tales of adventure, and Christopher Vogler made it even more useful with The Hero’s Journey.… Read the post
July 29th, 2020
The Most Important Reader Question
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by Laurie Schnebly Campbell
We might have a pretty good idea of what’s going to happen in a story when we pick up a new book. Most of the time, we can judge that book by its cover – or if not, then by its reviews or word-of-mouth from friends.… Read the post
May 25th, 2020
The Pros and Cons of Writing a Series (plus a Giveaway)
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by Laurie Schnebly Campbell
If you're committed to writing a series, congratulations. If you're committed to writing stand-alones, good for you. If you could see yourself doing either a series or a stand-alone, welcome to the club! There are so many advantages, and so many disadvantages, to writing a series that it can be hard to decide how you'd rather tell your stories.… Read the post
August 2nd, 2019
Where, When, Why
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“You’re building a WHAT?”
“A world.”
“The whole THING?”
That’s where the next response will be different for each writer. Yes, some of us do build an entire world for our stories. No, some of us don’t.… Read the post
May 31st, 2019
Grab 'Em, Keep 'em, Bring 'Em Back
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Craft
Why do the first 10% and the last 10% of your book deserve far more than attention than what you give the remaining 80% of the story? That doesn’t seem fair.
Especially when we look at those lucky writers who are continuing various series which already have millions of fans.… Read the post
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