Tag Archives: plotting

The Art of Knowing What to Leave Out

Get to the Point Ever have someone relate an incident to you and they feel they have to give every blessed detail? The story then strings out twice as long as necessary. If you are a “get-to-the-point” personality-type, such people … Continue reading

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The Absolute, Ultimate, Wondrous, Magic Secret of Novel Writing

Search for a Shortcut Human nature being what it is, someone somewhere is always searching for a shortcut.  An easier, quicker, simpler way to complete a task or accomplish a goal.  Never has it been more true than in our … Continue reading

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