Putting the Pope in the Pool or Adding Fun to...

posted on: Apr 11, 2012 | author: Lori Devoti

One of my favorite writing books of all time is Save the Cat by Blake Snyder. Save the Cat is actually a book for screenwriters, but is every bit as...

Disaster and Dilemma, an Author’s Best Friend...

posted on: Aug 1, 2011 | author: Lori Devoti

What is the biggest mistake writers make? Being too easy on their character and their readers. That’s right; to write a successful book that people...

Scenes Anything but Basic, Article Four – Bui...

posted on: Oct 13, 2010 | author: Lori Devoti

Article Four in Scenes, Anything but Basic by Lori Devoti, a  How To Write Fiction Series. So far we’ve talked about what scene is, both as...

Scenes Anything but Basic, Article Three- Sho...

posted on: Oct 6, 2010 | author: Lori Devoti

Article Three in Scenes, Anything but Basic by Lori Devoti, a  How To Write Fiction Series. Sequel Defined: (Swain, Techniques of the Selling...

Scenes: Anything but Basic – Article Two: Sce...

posted on: Sep 29, 2010 | author: Lori Devoti

Article Two in Scenes, Anything but Basic by Lori Devoti, a  How To Write Fiction Series. Miss the first article in this series? Read it here. Goal,...

Scenes, Anything but Basic – Article One: Wha...

posted on: Sep 22, 2010 | author: Lori Devoti

Article One in Scenes, Anything but Basic by Lori Devoti, a  How To Write Fiction Series. When I first started writing I sat through a number of...