Writing Lessons & Advice: Story Conflicts
Different types of story conflicts Since Christmas 2024, I started crafting my dream novel with the Tome Writing Toolkit! As it guided me into creating my story arc, I was encouraged to think about story conflict: the combination of what the protagonist wants and what makes the achievement difficult. Here is a bit about what the toolkit offered and the common types of conflicts identified across literature. As plot and conflict are intertwined, many of the conflicts will conn
Writing Lessons & Advice: Verb Tenses
Several years ago, I was big on Doctor Who ! (If you haven't noticed before, I’ve made nods to the show in other posts.) A college friend introduced me around the fiftieth anniversary. In turn, I introduced it to an ex-boyfriend and then my husband. So I’ve watched the nearly two-decade span of the “revival era” a few times over. For those unfamiliar, Doctor Who is a long-running British sci-fi/fantasy show centered on a human-looking alien who calls themself The Doctor, tr
