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You may be aware of what’s becoming widely known as the “six core competencies of storytelling.” These core competencies, as defined by my go-to fiction-writing guru, Larry Brooks (of StoryFix.com), are: Concept Character Theme Structure Scenes Voice But what you’re probably not aware of are the six literary forces that raise those core competencies to […]
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By Justine Schofield of Pubslush Crowdfunding. Ever heard of it? If not, let me introduce you. Crowdfunding is a means for artists and entrepreneurs to mitigate financial risk by raising funds for their projects. Think of it like Kickstarter for books. And now you may be wondering… How Can Crowdfunding Be Used By Writers? If you’re a […]
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Staring at a blank white screen can make a writer, or any person for that matter, go entirely mad. The pressure to fill the empty document with letters and characters that combine to form insightful words and witty dialogue, makes me stray from my writing, pushing it to the side as I waste time on […]
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How do you add a third dimension to a story so it appears ‘real’? One way is to set it in a real location and drop in a wealth of authentic minutia. That location is real so the story must be too! A more subtle technique is to suggest that our characters exist in another […]
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