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From Idea to Story

Posted on June 14, 2014 by J. Sevick

[No doubt part one of eight million…] When you look at a finished novel—its pacing, its characters, its settings, its twists and turns—and you look at the infant idea cradled in your mind, you might wonder how you can ever … Continue reading →

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Making Your Heroes Proactive

Posted on June 10, 2014 by J. Sevick

I wrote yesterday about how to start developing the motivation for your hero to stop the villain. Often, this is because the villain is doing evil things, and so the hero rises to stop them. However, sometimes your villain isn’t … Continue reading →

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Building the Generic Hero Motivation

Posted on May 29, 2014 by J. Sevick

A story is a character who wants something. It really can be that simple… or that difficult. Depending on the genre, structure, and skill of the author, a character’s motivation must be clear (as in having a definitive end point … Continue reading →

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