How to Write a Western
Everything you need to know to write a Western.
How to Write a Love Story
Everything you need to know to write a Love Story about courtship, obsession, marriage, or romance.
How to Write a War Story
So, you started writing a War story and got stuck along the way. Maybe you aren’t sure if your story meets all the obligatory scenes and conventions of its genre. Maybe you’re wondering if your…
How to Write a Thriller, Part Two: Distinguish the Thriller from the Horror and Crime Genres
Everything you need to know to write a Thriller, Part Two.
How to Write a Thriller, Part One
Are you writing a Thriller; a story in which the protagonist is negotiating a complex world, struggling at the limits of human experience, and triumphing (usually) over seemingly overwhelming forces of antagonism? Maybe you’re confused…
How to Write an Action Story
Do you want to write a Hollywood mega-blockbuster or novel thriving on excitement and action? Does the idea of a creating a story with high speed chases, last-second escapes, feverish plans, and desperate circumstances riding…
How to Write a Crime Story
Did you start writing a Crime story, because you love them, and then find yourself stuck along your pursuit? Did you just realize you’re missing a MacGuffin? And what about those Red Herrings; what do…
How to Write a Memoir
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…
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…
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…