by Jacque | Jul 8, 2020 | Character, Genre, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, Structure, Uncategorized
If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I believe genre guides every decision you make while writing your story. This is especially true when it comes to fulfilling the Five Requirements and finding your controlling theme. Have any of these go...
by Jacque | Jun 10, 2020 | Conflict, five requirements, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, step 6, Structure, Supersets, Uncategorized
The Best Way to Create Conflict Imagine the scene you’re reading involves the characters all sitting around a table eating dinner. The image is clear because you’ve had dinner at a table before, so you understand what goes on. During this scene, everyone is in a good...
by Jacque | May 13, 2020 | Character, Don't Tell, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, Show, Uncategorized
Understanding point of view (POV) and perspective can help your characters and your story come to life. Though the terms are typically used interchangeably, I’d like to argue that they aren’t the same. Let’s first define POV According to...
by Jacque | Apr 15, 2020 | Character, Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but I’m worn out from opening my inbox to the masses of COVID-19 emails. Most are updates regarding businesses and their plans, and some remind us to wash and practice social distancing to “stay safe.” It’s all important and necessary stuff,...
by Jacque | Apr 8, 2020 | Powerful Stories, Uncategorized
There’s a heated debate that appears in writer’s groups and forums on a regular basis: Why hire a development editor when a beta reader can do the same thing for free? In short, they have two different roles in the revision and publishing process. And both are useful...
