Plot & Story

Generating creative story ideas

At one time or another, every writer searches her heart and mind for a great story idea and comes up short. The muse is silent. The motivation is gone. The driving force that compels her to write just isn't there. At this point, the writer has two options. One: wallow in self-pity, bemoan the situation [...]

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First-person vs Third-person point of view

In working on my novel, I’ve discovered one of the less talked-about differences between screenwriting and novel writing: point of view. I never realized what a luxury it was to be able to write without having to worry about which character’s point of view should be used for a particular scene. In screenwriting, the point [...]

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