Freytag’s Pyramid is an expanded version of Aristotle’s three-act model and breaks dramatic structure down into five distinct movements that, though written to apply only to classical and Shakespearean texts, can easily be applied to many more modern texts and put to use in your own writing.
Paul Auster’s sharp, conversational style and preoccupations with deep, ever-relevant themes position him as that rarest of beasts: a smart, stylish, literary writer who undeniably has things to say but who manages to do it without sacrificing story.
John Grisham may be one of the wealthiest writers alive today. He’s spent almost every one of the past twenty-five years with a book in the bestseller charts, and for a long time his was the only voice garnering attention in the growing world of legal fiction. Those days, however, have come to an end. …
Sometimes, you’re midway through a story and you suddenly realize what you need to change to make it work. A later development requires some earlier foreshadowing, or you need to remove a detail so your new path makes sense. It’s a lightbulb moment, and often the point where a story really comes together for many …
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