Essays
_ As many of the questions I receive pertain to the craftsmanship of narrative and writing, I decided to dedicate this section of my web site specifically to such craft issues. I try to answer, as best I can, all questions people send me. Topics that address multiple questions I’ve gotten or particularly interest me often result in a new essay.
If you have a question on writing or narrative, please check this archive of previous essays for answers. If your question has not been answered, shoot it to me. I can’t tell you how to write, but I can tell you how I write, and sometimes people find this helpful.
In the Beginning...: Learn my three keys to writing a powerful beginning for any story.
Point of View #1: Thoughts on how point of view takes plot and setting and turns it into story. Basic concepts and theory.
Point of View #2: Multiple POVs.
The Writer's Creed: One oath, one law, and one slogan to live by. Special thanks to the Boy Scouts of America.
The Long and the Short of It: Tips on how to grow that great idea into an equally great novel.
Writing Gender: Basic concepts on gender as a force on characters and how to use gender as a narrative tool.
Narrative Archetypes: This literary theory paper addresses the formative stage of my philosophy of an emotional essence to narrative.
If you have a question on writing or narrative, please check this archive of previous essays for answers. If your question has not been answered, shoot it to me. I can’t tell you how to write, but I can tell you how I write, and sometimes people find this helpful.
In the Beginning...: Learn my three keys to writing a powerful beginning for any story.
Point of View #1: Thoughts on how point of view takes plot and setting and turns it into story. Basic concepts and theory.
Point of View #2: Multiple POVs.
The Writer's Creed: One oath, one law, and one slogan to live by. Special thanks to the Boy Scouts of America.
The Long and the Short of It: Tips on how to grow that great idea into an equally great novel.
Writing Gender: Basic concepts on gender as a force on characters and how to use gender as a narrative tool.
Narrative Archetypes: This literary theory paper addresses the formative stage of my philosophy of an emotional essence to narrative.