Spoiler Warning: I discuss the outcomes of both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame in this post. I often say that the biggest mistake a writer can make is to create a character or plot that no one really cares about. If, for example, your main character is too boring or one-dimensional, or if your […]
Five Links Friday 4/12/19
Hey, it’s Friday! It’s been a great week. I hope yours has been great as well. Here are the best articles I read about writing this week. 1. Let’s start with an interesting post on Emotion: Using Detachment to Create Powerful Fiction by Claire Rudy Foster. 2. For those of us writing Fantasy, here are […]
Five Negative Writing Thoughts (And How To Deal With Them)
How many of us hear voices in our heads? Okay, maybe not those kinds of voices, but a different kind. The kind that tries to get in the way of everything you want to do. The negative voice in your head that wants you to give up on all your dreams. We’ve all heard that […]
4 Questions to Ask When You Create Your Main Character
On a recent episode of the podcast, we discussed the idea of having the basics of a story planned, but no characters to move the plot. We pretty much come to the conclusion that a plot without characters isn’t actually a plot. I don’t want to rehash what we talked about in this post, but […]
Podcast Episode 70 – The Painfully Average Protagonist
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at a common character trope, the painfully average protagonist, and some of the cliches the go along with it, including looking in mirrors and the dreaded “instalove.” What works and what doesn’t work with this type of character? Click the […]
Podcast Episode 67 – The “Chosen One” Trope
On this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott discuss one of the most common tropes in fantasy and science fiction: The “Chosen One”. Give it a listen to hear some of the better known examples of this trope in pop culture, as well as what the hosts don’t like about it […]
Podcast Episode 65 – Plot-Induced Stupidity
Jason and Scott are back with another episode of The Write Good Books Podcast. This time they take a look at plot-induced stupidity, what it is, and how it can hurt your changes of getting published. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts […]
Podcast Episode 63 – Sympathetic Villains
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take another look at writing villains, specifically sympathetic villains, and discus the pros and cons of using a villain the reader can relate to. Related Links: Oz, X-Men: First Class, Ric Flair, Star Wars About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska […]
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