Storytelling

Are Author and Narrator the Same Thing?

No. The author and the narrator are never the same. And this…

Act II: a nightmare journey that never leaves hope off the cards

Act II is where the story truly…

Offer your readers a solid Act I and they’ll want to see the story to the end

The opening might be the…

A Quick Guide to the 3-Act Story Structure

The 3-Act Story Structure is the most basic of all…

THE WRITER’S VOCABULARY — Conflict

Conflict is the engine of the story and this is how it makes it…

THE WRITER’S VOCABULARY — Narrator

How the narrator’s position colours the entire story and its themes

A Quick Guide to Using Dialogue Tags

Dialogue tags may sound necessary, but they often slow down the…

Suspension of Disbelief: Never Risk to Lose Your Reader’s Emotional Involvement in Your Story

Why Timeline Disruption Will Considerably Heighten Your Reader’s Investment in the Story

Film Noir May Be a Secret Weapon to the Fiction Writer (a Noirvember Post)

Although primarily a visual…