Come for the Mysteries. Stay for the Characters.
I’ve been giving a lot of thought about how to post prompts to inspire the middle of a story. In Write Your Novel from the Middle, James Scott Bell says that a main character should have a mirror moment in the middle, a time to reflect on his or her past and make a decision… Continue Reading →
So much of writing advice that deals with plot is focused on some kind of action–confrontations, betrayals, suspense, etc. I chose this photo because it’s quiet. Where would you place this scene in a plot? I think it could anywhere except the beginning. The beginning should always have some kind of action to hook the… Continue Reading →
Since tackling my Work In Progress novel, I wanted to understand the purpose and importance of the middle in storytelling. So I was pleased to find Write Your Novel from the Middle by James Scott Bell. At 84 pages, the book certainly wastes no space in explaining how to create the middle point of your… Continue Reading →
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