Steven PressfieldWriting Wednesdays: Supporting Characters in Your Real LifeRemember when Michael Jordan got into trouble for referring to his teammates on the Chicago Bulls as “my supporting cast?”Jan 4, 2017Jan 4, 2017
Steven PressfieldWriting Wednesdays: Shawn’s QuestionIn the Comments to an earlier post in this series, “Using Your Real Life in Fiction,” Shawn wrote:Dec 28, 2016Dec 28, 2016
Steven PressfieldWriting Wednesdays: Detach Yourself From Everybody(You guys, as of this post we’ll revert to the every-Wednesday mode for the remainder of the “Use Your Real Life in Fiction” series. I hope…Dec 21, 2016Dec 21, 2016
Steven PressfieldWriting Wednesdays: Killing Off Characters(Tune in to Writing Wednesdays on the next few Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the continuation of the series “Using Your Real Life in…Dec 19, 2016Dec 19, 2016
Steven PressfieldWriting Wednesdays: Make the Stakes Life-and-DeathOur Most Dreaded Outcome in crafting fiction based on our real lives is that the story will be too internal, too ordinary, too boring.Dec 16, 2016Dec 16, 2016