Lesson #3: Introduction to Plot

Plot. Plot. The word that sends tingles of excitement and fear up and down your spine. This month (March, 2016) we’ll be covering the ins and outs of this frightening-and-simultaneously-exciting facet of creative writing. First, we’ll discuss plot as a whole (lesson #3 and lesson #4). Then we’ll get into the nitty-gritty and discuss beginnings […]

Lesson #11: Show Versus Tell

We’ve crossed the threshold… Now that we’ve finished our “overview” of the Three Acts and basics of plot, we’ll dive into some of the foundational nitty-gritties during the month of April. In Lesson #11 and Lesson #12, we’ll talk about Show Versus Tell. In Lesson #13 and Lesson #14, we’ll cover Deep POV. In Lesson […]

Lesson #12: The Dangers of Showing and Telling

Check out the accompanying YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXWphbM160Q  Mr. Show and Mr. Tell In Lesson #11, we talked about Show Versus Tell. In this lesson, we’ll cover the dangers of these two fascinating facets of the creative writing craft. Grab your story; if you’re new on this journey we’re taking through The Write Nook, please consider […]

Lesson #15: Setting and Research

We’ve all been there. You know you’ve been there. We read books set in such-and-such a place in such-and-such a time; we also live in such-and-such a place and have done our research about such-and-such a time. So it’s incredibly aggravating when an author writes inaccurate information. Or when an author uses unrealistic content. Or […]

Lesson #24: Introduction to Description

What is Description? We’re diving into description! What exactly is description? Some may say that description is the detail peppered throughout a story – we know that the curtains are blue and the octopus has a mutated tentacle, etc. Others may say that description is the “voice” of the story – everything we read is, […]

Lesson #31: Sentence Structure

In this lesson, we’ll be discussing sentence structure. What is sentence structure? At first, you may visualize the page of a book; you’re keeping an eye out for each individual sentence’s beginning and end. Or you may see LEGO blocks making up a giant structure with sentences written on them, as I do (what can […]