How to Write Vivid Scenes

Last week I shared a guest essay on keeping suspense in your writing. One of the basic building blocks of fiction is the scene, and a well-w...

Plot Like a Screenwriter 2 with Douglas J. Eboch

Last week I posted a partial excerpt of an essay by my brother, scriptwriter Douglas J. Eboch. Here's a little more about plotting like ...

Plot Like a Screenwriter with Douglas J. Eboch

If you've been following this blog for long, you've probably “met” my brother, scriptwriter Douglas J. Eboch. I love talking about w...

Middles: Keep Your Novel Moving

The Hollywood Touch, part 2:  Back on August 10 I talked about how you can use movies as inspiration to get your novel off to a fast start. ...

Turning an Idea into Story: Building the Middle

Last Friday, I discussed the four parts of a story: situation, complications, climax, and resolution, and explored how to set up a situation...