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#126: The Five Key Ingredients of Plot

January 8, 2019 ~ ~ Leave a comment

Hi, Story Nurse! I’ve created a great cast of characters that I have fleshed out and given a great amount of detail and attention to. While I haven’t fleshed it out completely, I’ve also come up with a world and different species and cultures in it. The problem is, I don’t have a plot. I … Continue reading #126: The Five Key Ingredients of Plot

#117: Story Beginning Choice Paralysis

November 6, 2018 ~ ~ Leave a comment

Focus on the opener as the reader's introduction to your world, your characters, your plot, and your style. You want to make an accurate first impression while putting your best foot forward.

#116: When a Pantser Becomes a Plotter

October 30, 2018 ~ ~ Leave a comment

Today is the fifth Tuesday of the month, which means that my answer to this heartfelt letter is available exclusively to my Patreon patrons.

#113: Getting Beyond the Beginning

October 9, 2018 ~ ~ Leave a comment

What I don't recommend is beginning at the beginning. Since you need an ending to work toward, begin with that ending.

#112: How to Get Characters out of Bed

October 2, 2018 ~ ~ 3 Comments

My immediate question is, what do the characters want that isn't sex? I don't mean instead of, but in addition to.

#104: Blocked When Switching from Fanfic to Original Fiction

July 24, 2018 ~ ~ 3 Comments

You're not entirely starting from scratch—many of your skills will carry over—but skills aren't methods, and you will have to develop new methods.

#98: How to Write Without Plotting

June 12, 2018 ~ ~ 3 Comments

When words like "hate" and "agony" come into play, then I do think it's time to consider not doing the thing that makes you feel like that.

#80: Adaptation and Creation

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 ~ Rose Fox ~ Leave a comment

Today is the fifth Tuesday of the month, which means that my answer to this heartfelt letter is available exclusively to my Patreon patrons.

#59: Accepting Your Writing Style

September 5, 2017September 3, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 10 Comments

Celebrate your glorious ideas rather than treating yourself as a failure because plots are trickier for you.

#56: Showing, Telling, and Tension in Romance

August 15, 2017August 14, 2017 ~ Rose Fox ~ 4 Comments

Romantic tension is one of those things that's often better managed during revisions, because it's all about pacing.

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