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 #13: Intro to Deep POV

Watch out, we’re diving into Deep POV! But don’t worry; you won’t drown – if you know the fundamentals and strong points. And we’re here to help! So get ready for an adventure because we’re about to delve into one of the most influential, fascinating, transforming, and effective facets of the creative writing craft. You […]

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 #19: Heroes

You know what to do! Grab your pen and paper, computer, notebook, and/or whatever else you like to write with. For the month of May, we’ll be covering characters – heroes/heroines, villains, secondary characters, and minor characters. In this lesson, we’re going to discuss the different types and characteristics of heroes/heroines. In Lesson #20, we’ll […]

Lesson #18: The GMC Chart

(Note: At the end of this post is a downloadable GMC chart.) So this lesson will be relatively short (hopefully) because you will need to try it out on your own – and because Kayla did such a great job with the introduction of the subject. *** But before we go any further – I […]

Lesson #22: Villains

Antagonists AKA Villains We’re moving into… *dramatic music* villains! What is a villain, exactly? Well, another name for a villain is “antagonist” – that is, someone who is against the “protagonist” (our hero.) Thus, the villain is the character who is against or opposed to (conflicting with) the hero. Heroes and villains have been conflicting […]

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 #26: Description Overload

Ah, description… Until I read Jeff Gerke’s The Irresistible Novel, I had no idea description was such a controversial booger. People either love it or hate it. Both Jeff and I agree, that there is a balance to be stuck between too much and none. So what is description anyway? Jeff defines it as: “text the portrays the appearance […]