Last fall I wrote several blog posts about the Plot & Structure class I took with the Center for Writing Excellence. You may remember the concept of objective correlatives which enables authors to "show, not tell." I have fallen in love with the idea. In her lesson about objective correlatives, my instructor Bethany Nuckolls, wrote: "This… Continue reading Objective Correlatives and a White Belt
In this series about my online writing class, Plot and Structure, through the Center for Writing Excellence, I last posted definitions and examples of horizontality and verticality in What Happened to Goodbye. Our next assignment was to play around with creating tension in our own work. Here are some samples from Chapter 2 of Half-Truths. In the… Continue reading Tackling Tension, Horizontality, and Verticality
If you live in the Carolinas and are a Christian writing either for the young adult or children's market, please note that registration for Write2Ignite! 2014 is now open. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your craft, meet knowledgable professionals in the field at a very reasonable price. Please go to http://Write2Ignite.com for… Continue reading Discovering Tension in "What Happened to Goodbye"- Part II
Congratulations to Ann Eisenstein who received a copy of Odette's Secrets in last week's giveaway. In this ongoing mini-series of blog posts, I share more nuggets from my online writing class, Plot and Structure, with instructor Bethany Nuckolls. ******** As our class proceeded into analyzing Act II of our novels, Bethany explained the concept of Shock:… Continue reading Plot Elements and What Happened to Goodbye: Part I