Tone, Mood, Style and Genre
Another group of writing elements (and terms) folks often commingle and confuse: Tone, Mood, Style and Genre. It’s understandable how folks often get these terms jumbled up as they all […]
Elements
Character Trifecta
Pop quiz hotshot. There’s a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour the bomb is armed. You’re sitting on the bus on your way to […]
Ensemble Casts
WRITING THE ENSEMBLE CAST In the Q+A post, someone asked: How many main characters are too many when writing a first issue? When you’re scripting for a single protagonist, your […]
Creating Characters That Stand the Test of Time
Two things you can often catch me talking about are theme and characters. They are the backbone of story. If you think about it, you’ve read and seen a million […]
Writing Solid Villains
When bad guys ain’t that bad. WRITING SOLID VILLAINS. Though I haven’t seen it, I’ve heard a lot of guff about this Kylo-Ren character from Star Wars, so I figured […]