Tag Archives: motivation

Ordinary vs. Extraordinary Protagonists

Posted on May 24, 2014 by J. Sevick

When you are raised on Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and other classic hero’s journey stories, it is all too tempting to begin with an ordinary protagonist who is thrown into extraordinary circumstances. It increases … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Developing Ideas: The Devil’s in the Details

Posted on May 12, 2014 by J. Sevick

Last time, I wrote about finding your villain. If you’re writing the kind of story that is mostly driven by the villain’s actions (as a lot of “plot” stories are), coming up with the villain is probably the first step … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Developing Ideas: Finding the Story

Posted on May 3, 2014 by J. Sevick

If you can get from the idea to a protagonist who has a goal, you basically have a story. But even at that stage, things can still be so vague you have no idea where to start.

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Developing Ideas: Clarifying the Idea

Posted on May 1, 2014 by J. Sevick

[This is round two of the “Developing Ideas” series. The last round, as documented in the last few posts, dwindled and failed. Spoiler alert—this round does too. Yet there are a few tidbits of interest here, and I tried for … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Starting

Posted on September 10, 2013 by J. Sevick

Starting a project can be the most daunting part of it. You have it planned, you have your hopes and dreams and visions for it, but now it’s time for the vague miasma of thought to coalesce into a reality. … Continue reading →

Posted in My Writing | Tagged , , | Leave a comment