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When the Hero is NOT a Hero After one too many arguments about Protagonists and Antagonists, I went back to the original source: Greek Theater, and made my own versions of those definitions to make explaining how I do character-building much easier. This is the result. DISCLAIMER: This is...

The Mysterious and Maddening PREMISE In my opinion, Good fiction, no matter the genre, presents us with characters dealing with a basic human issue. This 'Issue' is the story's heart - the Premise. What the heck is a Premise FOR, anyway? PREMISE was one of THE toughest concepts for me to...

Creative Narrative A Description Exercise. WARNING! Contains some ADULT Content! DESCRIPTION is the key to fleshing out ANY scene if you want the Reader to see in their minds the scene you envisioned when you wrote it. Especially Sex Scenes. Don't just call it 'juice'... Describe HOW the...

The Copywriting Secrets to Writing Fiction A Copywriter's job is to grab their Reader's attention and hold onto it long enough to buy their product. A Fiction Writer's job is to grab their Reader's attention and hold onto it long enough to read their story to the bitter end. Sound familiar...

Writing Fetish Fiction By Ookami Kasumi In answer to this forum question: "What's the difference between smut fiction, fetish fiction and kink fiction?" DISCLAIMER: As a multi-published author, I have been taught some fairly rigid rules on what is publishable and what is not. If my rather...

----- Original Message ----- [What should I do] about splitting [dialogue] paragraphs that are [all] by the same character? -- My Characters Won't Shut Up! -- The Curse of Run-On Dialogue AKA; Narration Run Amok Paragraphing IS supposed to be divided by character; actions + that character's...

----Original Message---- "What are your thoughts on Good 'Deus Ex Machinas'? I find them hard to pull off realistically in a plot." -- Puzzled Writer Plot Devices: Deus Ex Machina or Chekhov's Gun? A Deus Ex Machina is when the Hero doesn't find the solution to the story's problem. The...

Plotting: The Murphy's Law Method This method of plotting is surprisingly easy. Ask yourself: What the worst possible thing that could happen to my characters--right now? Do That. Plotting: The Murphy's Law Method "What Can go Wrong SHOULD go Wrong." This method is extremely effective when...

----- Original Message ----- ...Is it okay that my plot isn't gripping, as long as I have strong, well-developed characters? -- Wanna Write it Right! What should you do when you have Strong Characters but a Weak Plot? DISCLAIMER: This is Advice, and only advice. If you choose to use this...

🎃Happy Halloween, my Delicious Friends!🎃 Structure of the GOTHIC Tale NOT your average Horror story. Both Horror stories and Gothic tales delve into the realm of emotional trauma such as revenge, abuse, and hate -- including, if not especially, sexual trauma. However, the darkness in a Gothic...

🎃Happy Halloween, my Delicious Friends!🎃 Writing Erotic HORROR Tossing a random sex scene into a Horror story will not give you an Erotic Horror story. All that does is make a Horror story with erotic bits. To write a true Erotic Horror, both Death and Sex must carry equal weight in the plot...

Writing the LOVE scene verses the Sex scene. ~ For step-by-step instructions see: Making ROMANCE ~ -----Original Message----- “…How exactly I would go about writing a 'romantic/love' scene?” -- Curious about Loving I believe what you’re actually asking is the same question asked by...

Making ROMANCE ~ From Trust to Intimacy ~ In answer to this forum post: How to write romance ~ Companion to: Writing the LOVE scene vs. the Sex scene ~ People talk about how hard it is to write Sex. Romance, is actually far more difficult. Sex is simply a sequence of ACTIONS: "He did this...

"How do you develop an idea? How do you come up with the details behind stories? ... How do you develop the world in which it takes place...?" -- Wanna World-Build! In other words, what you want to know is: How do you build a Story from an Idea? DISCLAIMER: This is Advice, and only advice...

Tricks to Tight 'Sneaky' DESCRIPTION A handful of well-placed descriptive words sprinkled here and there, really enriches an otherwise blank blue-screen imagination -- without beating the reader over the head. This is how I do it-- ☕ DISCLAIMER: As with all advice, take what you can use and...

Okay, so you got this GREAT Idea for a story! This Great Idea...that births chapter after chapter-- This Great Idea...that you can't seem to finish. (WTF?) What do you do now? How do you make THE END? DISCLAIMER: This is Advice, and only advice. This is a technique that I came up with that...

Writing Action Scenes: The Plug & Play Method Writing ACTION 2 ☕ WARNING! This tutorial is NOT meant for those do Creative Writing. This essay was originally written for writers seeking to be professionally published authors. As a multi-published author, I have been taught some fairly rigid...

The Trick to Writing Action Scenes that Work: Action THEN Reaction! The #1 Most Common cause of Confusion in Action sequences...? Putting the Reaction BEFORE the Action. WARNING! This tutorial is NOT meant for those do Creative Writing. This essay was originally written for writers seeking...

Testing your Story's Popularity Potential! Beta-Readers So, you wanna know if your story has what it takes to thrill and interest your readers? Believe it or not, this is easier to do than you might think. What you need is a Beta-Test. BEFORE you post that fantastic fic on a story site, before...

----- Original Message ----- If you have Action and Dialogue, do you really NEED Description too? What is the difference? -- Likes to write Action -- YES...! Yes, you do need description in your fiction! Let me show you... The Layers of Fiction DISCLAIMER: As with all advice, take what you...