First and Third Person Point of View
Point of view in fiction: what is the difference between first and third person? Why does it matter?
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How Aristotle’s Poetics Can Improve Y...
I am very bad at plot. At my best, I can turn out a pretty good sentence. I can iron out most point of view and tense issues in the edit. But plot just doe...
What is plot?
What is the difference between plot and story? Why does it matter? Knowing the answer might take your writing to the next level.
Character, Argument and Story Structure
Craig Mazin argues that main characters shape a satisfying plot by testing a central dramatic argument, not by following a rote story structure.
The Take Away: Cathy Yardley’s Writin...
To kick off our new strand, The Take Away, let’s take a look at an excellent piece over on Writer Unboxed in which Cathy Yardley describes her writing proces...
Site News: The Take Away
The Take Away is a new blog strand that builds on the Essential Craft Books series, but widens it to take in podcasts, articles, tweets, in fact anything t...
Essential Books: Story Maps: TV Drama
If you’re planning a TV pilot episode then this book, Story Maps: TV Drama. The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot by Danial P. Calvisi packs a far g...
Essential Books: The Last Draft
How do you get from a sloppy first (or second or third) draft to something approaching a publishable manuscript?