Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 46: Anticlimactic Endings
Here's how to write books readers love--and yet still hate you for. It's easy. All you have to do is divebomb into anticlimactic endings.
The Hardest Part of Writing Good Character Arcs-and How You Can Make It Look Easy!
You ready for this? The number one mistake authors make with character arcs is that they try to remake their character into someone new. Find out why!
How to Figure Out WHAT Your Character’s Arc Should Be
Picking the character's arc that's perfect for your story requires nothing more than the answers to three questions.
Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 15: The Resolution
The Resolution caps character arcs like the cherry on top of a banana split and bookends the opening scene.
Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 14: The Climax
In character arcs, as in plot, the Climax is the dot on the end of the exclamation point. The Climax is the reason for the story.
Crafting Character Arcs, Pt. 13: The Third Act
In the landscape of the Third Act, we have four important road signs to guide our journey.
Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 12: The Third Plot Point
If you had pick the single most important moment in characters arcs, what would it be? The Third Plot Point, you say? Well, you'd be right.
10 Stories With (Brilliant) Loose Ends
10 loose ending masterpieces.
Why Story Beginnings and Endings Must Be Linked
If the ending of a story fails to answer the specific question set out in the beginning, the whole book will fail.
The Top 25 Ways to Blow a Book
Let's take a look at the top twenty-five ways we can blow our books right into our readers' burn barrels.
The Secrets of Story Structure, Pt. 11: The Resolution
As you write your closing lines, consider all the words that have come before and cap them off with an intellectual and emotional home run of a resolution!
The Secrets of Story Structure, Pt. 10: The Climax
The point is to bring the story and its primary conflict to its expected moment of irreversible resolution in a way that fulfills our every promise to our readers.
