There are two things about me that regular readers of this blog are already familiar with. One is my love of professional-wresting and the other is my love of all things Star Trek (except for the J. J. Abrams remakes. They never happened in my world-view.) And I won’t even shy away from the fact […]
Five Type of Endings I Don’t Like to See
Since yesterday I talked about some of the ways I don’t like to see a story begin at Theme of Absence, I thought it would be a good idea to share what types of endings maybe lead to a rejection. A predictable (or cliche) twist ending I’ve written about these things before, but if you’re […]
Five Links Friday 4/21/17
Happy Friday everybody! April is coming to a close and I am SO far behind on the writing goals I’ve set for the last couple of months, but one can expect that with a new baby in the house. Anyhow, lot’s of good things are on the horizon and everything will get back on track. […]
Podcast Episode 34 – Twist Endings
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott look at how to write a good twist ending. A well thought-out twist can make or break a story. Find out what works and what doesn’t. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About […]
Podcast Episode 33 – What makes a good ending?
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott look at how to end your short story or novel. What should an ending accomplish? What makes a good ending and what makes bad one? Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the […]
Five Common Horror Twist Endings to Avoid
Ever since M.Night Shyamalan unleashed The Sixth Sense onto the world, seemingly every horror movie and short story shares one thing in common: the need for a twist at the end. And now after all these years, I think it’s safe to say we’ve seen them all. Repeatedly. Even M. Night Shyamalan movies appear to […]
…and then I got stuck.
That’s the way that 15+ short stories I currently have in the works end. It can be frustrating, but you know how it goes: You come up with a couple of decent characters and a setting that sounds interesting and then throw them together and see what happens. Sometimes this works, but a lot of […]
3 Things I Need to Fix in My Own Writing
You’re probably thinking, “Only three? Who are you kidding?” Rest assured, there are probably hundreds of things I need to fix. But in this post, I’d like to discuss the three most pressing, at least as I see them. Poor Descriptions I think I’m pretty good at writing action and dialogue. The problem is that […]