You decided to write a memoir and ran into trouble. Maybe you started writing the events of your life only to find your pages roiling in chaos. Maybe you don’t know where your story starts or ends and your middle build sags like an elephant’s behind. Or maybe you don’t yet know what kind of…Continue reading How to Write a Memoir
How to Write a Performance Story
Do you want to write a story that’s a sure crowd pleaser? Want to innovate on a classic story that almost everyone can relate to? Want to take your protagonist through a life changing moment of intense pressure, where they must perform to gain respect or suffer mortifying embarrassment? Then welcome to the Performance Genre,…Continue reading How to Write a Performance Story
How to Write a Horror Story
Do you want to wedge your Horror idea into the nightmares of readers but don’t yet know how to structure your story? Got some scattershot scary scenes that don’t really work together or entertain? Want to slice moments of heightened danger, plot twists, and reversals into your writing? You’re in the right place. Here, you’ll…Continue reading How to Write a Horror Story
How to Write a Morality or Redemption Story
Do you want to write a story that satisfies your audience by delivering a righteous outcome? Or what about a story that evokes pity from the audience for a flawed protagonist? Or maybe you want your audience to experience contempt for a corrupt character and feel satisfaction when they are punished? If any of these…Continue reading How to Write a Morality or Redemption Story
How to Write a Status Story
What if I told you there was a code hidden right in front of you that could inspire and improve your writing, help you gain more social influence, wealth, your best mate, and higher opportunities for advancement. Would you want to read about it? I would. I want to learn how to move up the…Continue reading How to Write a Status Story
How to Write the Worldview (Coming of Age/Maturation) Story
What if I told you that Worldview stories are crucial to human evolution, vital to our basic survival, part of what makes us human? What if I said there is an invisible mesh-like structure holding almost every story together? And what if I could help you decipher that mesh and unlock your readers’ understanding of…Continue reading How to Write the Worldview (Coming of Age/Maturation) Story
How to Get an Agent
Everything you need to know to get an agent and get published.
Critique Group Cheat Sheet: Create and Manage your Posse
So you’ve met some writers you think might be good for your new critique group. Maybe you found them on Meetup, at a community gathering, or a writers’ conference. Everyone is all smiles and “this will be great.” Then, you get nervous. What do we do now? Are we compatible? Do we have the same…Continue reading Critique Group Cheat Sheet: Create and Manage your Posse
8 Steps to Creating Your Writing Habit: Productivity in the New Year
As my work at Oregon Writers Colony comes to an end, and the new year begins, I find myself needing to reestablish priorities. I’ve enjoyed every aspect of working with OWC, giving all my creative energies. And while I was never one of those new year’s resolutions setters, preferring to set and meet…Continue reading 8 Steps to Creating Your Writing Habit: Productivity in the New Year