It all comes down to the doing. Not the talking, nor the planning, nor the dreaming, but the doing. I can see the appeal of being a “pantser”, someone like Stephen King who sits and writes and just churns out reams of text. And he’s a master at that....
I heard once, not long ago, that everyone has to be “the hero of their own story”. This wasn’t in reference to a book or written narrative, but the story of one’s own life. Without the notion that we are the protagonist in our own life’s...
When I began writing, the first structures I saw were generic guidelines about how to use theme, rising action, climax, and denouement (resolution). Shortly after I began working with a few editors on a freelance basis, I heard about the “Save the Cat”...
