Bad decisions? Ah, there you have my interest. Friction and fracas--they are the real meat of the plotting craft. Is enough happening in your book? Are you stuck in a "still life" that's beautiful but not going anywhere?
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Why Bad Decisions Make Good Stories--A Cure for Writer's Block
I'm on a writing sabbatical this week so I'm rerunning a favorite post from December 2009--hope you enjoy it!
Still life--may be nice to look at but not the stuff good stories are made of.
Bad decisions? Ah, there you have my interest. Friction and fracas--they are the real meat of the plotting craft. Is enough happening in your book? Are you stuck in a "still life" that's beautiful but not going anywhere?
Bad decisions? Ah, there you have my interest. Friction and fracas--they are the real meat of the plotting craft. Is enough happening in your book? Are you stuck in a "still life" that's beautiful but not going anywhere?
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