TL;DR: There is some genius in this theory, and possibly some madness. Every writer should at least understand Dramatica’s four through-lines, its definition of character archetypes, and the two helpful concepts of character resolve and story limit. If you go deeper, prepare to be confused. (more…)
Category: Creative Process
NaNoWriMo 2017 After Action Report
My first experience of “winning” National Novel Writing Month. Includes word count breakdown for the year.
Creating a Creative Process
Writing is not the same as producing finished novels! I struggle with being a beginner again.
The Worst Book I Will Ever Write
Something I have been struggling with during the work on my (current) first novel is this: I am very likely producing the worst book I will ever write. Assuming I finish it — which given past history is not a foregone conclusion — suppose I find the whole thing too exhausting to do again? Having…
