Plot Articles
3 Brainstorming Exercises for Coming Up with Creative Plot Ideas
3 Effective Ways to Improve Your Fight Scene
By Grace A. Johnson Admit it, fight scenes are difficult. Even the veteran writers who have watched their favorite...
The Bildungsroman: What It Is and How to Write One
By Josiah DeGraaf​The transition from childhood to adulthood is an important transition that everyone has to make....
8 Common Cliches of Coming-of-Age Stories
By Hope AnnThere is a theme which abounds across a number of genres. One in which young men are torn from their farms...
Hard Love: How Shedding Romance Can Highlight Love
Stories follow a familiar pattern because it works. When it comes to character...
Three Things You Need in Your Climax
The climax. That point which should be the tensest, most enthralling portion of the book. Done well, a...
Keystone of The Matter: How to Execute Your Climax
By Hope AnnEvery element in the construction of a story is important.The...
How Skeletons Can Help Your Story
By Hope AnnI view outlines as the dry bones of a book or article.The inner structure of a story, invisible and yet...
Fight Scenes 101: Writing The Fight
By Mark KamibayaYou’ve got your fight scene all figured out. You’ve followed the five basic scene planning principles...
Fight Scenes 101: Planning The Fight
By Mark KamibayaMore often than we would like, we read fight scenes. And more often than we would like, we read boring...
How to Portray the Realities of War Accurately in Writing
Swords flash. Shields clash. Spears glint. Horses thunder across the plains. Grim lines of soldiers advance and...