Dec 16, 2015 | Complications, Disney, Disney Marketing, Finishing a Book, Plotting, Stories, story Structure, Working on Writing, Writing, Writing Process
That’s it.Seriously.The most basic, and yet, the most direct route from beginning to end. This is a take on Pixar’s storytelling process (see Rule #4) But it’s also something I refer to often when I’m plotting out a book. It IS the...
Sep 5, 2015 | Characters, Complications, Simple, Working on Writing, World Building, Writing, Writing Process
Sometimes complications aren’t the best way to go in a story. Especially not with a character’s backstory.Now, I’m the last person to say anything about complications.Example #1: The Mythical Knights Series. That world is so vast and complicated, the...