So, there’s a blog-hop thing going on about current projects and writing process, which I was tagged on by Glynn Stewart, fellow client of Onyxhawke Agency and author of Starship’s […]
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Path to Publication, Part VI: Structure and Plan
It’s taken this long to get past the “flailing around and talking about writing something and actually writing” phase of things. But even though I had gotten through the darkest […]
Read moreTwelve Part Structure and Pacing
I will probably never stop being an advocate of structure and outlining. For me, it’s the best way to write. But figuring it out, working the way to make it […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 5
Parts one, two, three and four of looking at Star Trek: Enterprise‘s third season Xindi Arc. “Home”, the third episode* of the fourth season of Star Trek: Enterprise served as […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 4
Parts one, two and three. The third act of the Xindi Arc is pretty action packed. On some level, it does make up for the heel-dragging and aimlessness of the […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 3
A continuation of my analysis of the Xindi-arc of Star Trek: Enterprise. Parts one and two. The argument could be made that the first third was a “slow build”, putting […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 1
Of course, there is much to learn from the masters. But there is also plenty to learn from mistakes. And the great thing is, there are so many out there, […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Slow Process of Getting the Ball Rolling
¡Feliz día de los muertos! We’re now in November, which for some writerly types, means NaNoWriMo, aka Nation Novel Writing Month. If you aren’t in the know, participants pledge to […]
Read moreAvengers and Twelve-Part Structure
I had been thinking about movies and the studio-system’s somewhat slavish devotion to “three act structure”, which more and more I’m seeing as a big problem in modern cinema, and […]
Read moreThird Act and Second Book Problems
Of late, in addition to hammering at the rough draft of Way of the Shield (yes, that’s just a working title), I’ve been cranking out summaries for intended second and […]
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