Not having a Story Theme Makes For a ‘So What?’ Story Too many stories with glowing potential fail to deliver what they promise. Why is that? You’ve got the coolest idea for a story. It’s filled with clever word play,…
How To Find Your Story Theme
Painting Word Pictures
We’ve all heard the saying about a picture being worth a thousand words. As writers, we deal with words, not pictures. But ultimately, the words are there to create imaginary pictures, so it’s worth thinking a little about what sort…
Don’t Tell Me, Show Me
Today, January 3rd, is JRR Tolkien Day. From his creative imagination came modern fantasy as we know it, filled with magical creatures from Elves and Dwarfs to Orcs and Ents. Modern Lessons From an Old Master I’m not the biggest…