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2022

More show-and-tell ranting, plus characterization stuff original ↗

30 Nov 2022

Thanksgiving Open Mic original ↗

23 Nov 2022

Not a waste of time original ↗

16 Nov 2022

The Elevator Pitch original ↗

9 Nov 2022

Researching the unresearchable original ↗

2 Nov 2022

More on managing subplots original ↗

26 Oct 2022

Describing settings original ↗

19 Oct 2022

Open Mic for October original ↗

12 Oct 2022

Why writing is like cold fusion original ↗

5 Oct 2022

Villains, Part 2 original ↗

28 Sept 2022

Well-rounded villains, part 1 original ↗

21 Sept 2022

Trusting your gut original ↗

14 Sept 2022

The Back End original ↗

7 Sept 2022

Next Open Mic original ↗

31 Aug 2022

Using news techniques in fiction original ↗

24 Aug 2022

Pause-fillers original ↗

17 Aug 2022

Finding a plot original ↗

10 Aug 2022

How I Do It –Example original ↗

3 Aug 2022

Moving Around Part Two: Technical considerations original ↗

27 Jul 2022

Open Mic Insert original ↗

20 Jul 2022

Moving around–Part 1: Process original ↗

13 Jul 2022

Dialog and stage business original ↗

6 Jul 2022

Sad news original ↗

1 Jul 2022

Looking at character-driven plot original ↗

29 Jun 2022

What’s free and what isn’t original ↗

22 Jun 2022

Negative Bias, Readers, and the Internal Editor original ↗

15 Jun 2022

An Updated Hat Lecture of Sorts original ↗

8 Jun 2022

Another Open Mic original ↗

1 Jun 2022

Tipping points original ↗

25 May 2022

Planning fight scenes, Part 2 original ↗

19 May 2022

Planning fight scenes, part 1 original ↗

11 May 2022

Unrecognized Ambition original ↗

4 May 2022

Poking at plot original ↗

27 Apr 2022

April Open Mic original ↗

20 Apr 2022

Ending after ending after ending original ↗

13 Apr 2022

Dodging reader inertia original ↗

6 Apr 2022

Borrowing original ↗

30 Mar 2022

Doing the work original ↗

23 Mar 2022

Living the dream?original ↗

16 Mar 2022

March Open Mic original ↗

9 Mar 2022

“Because it’s easy”original ↗

2 Mar 2022

Exposition original ↗

23 Feb 2022

“But I don’t want to…”original ↗

16 Feb 2022

Consequences and Payoffs original ↗

9 Feb 2022

Foreshadowing and setup original ↗

2 Feb 2022

The First Open Mic of 2022!original ↗

26 Jan 2022

Stretching original ↗

19 Jan 2022

Hard questions original ↗

12 Jan 2022

Knowing what you’re getting into original ↗

5 Jan 2022

2021

Happy Whatever-you-celebrate original ↗

29 Dec 2021

Celebrations and Holidays original ↗

22 Dec 2021

December Open Mic original ↗

15 Dec 2021

Context original ↗

8 Dec 2021

Dual climaxes original ↗

1 Dec 2021

Fractile Description original ↗

24 Nov 2021

First novel decisions, in retrospect original ↗

17 Nov 2021

Prioritizing the Demands original ↗

10 Nov 2021

New Open Mic original ↗

3 Nov 2021

Character “goals”original ↗

27 Oct 2021

Making a Background Plot Work original ↗

20 Oct 2021

Figuring Out How (Macrowriting vs. Microwriting)original ↗

13 Oct 2021

What’s the real problem?original ↗

6 Oct 2021

Writer’s groups original ↗

29 Sept 2021

September Open Mic original ↗

22 Sept 2021

Not Knowing How original ↗

15 Sept 2021

Showing off vs. Showing up original ↗

8 Sept 2021

Plot, situation, and incident/event original ↗

1 Sept 2021

Rolling along original ↗

25 Aug 2021

More on Beginnings original ↗

18 Aug 2021

The August Mic is Open original ↗

11 Aug 2021

A Plot-noodling How-to original ↗

4 Aug 2021

Micro-level bad habits original ↗

28 Jul 2021

Choosing (Multiple) Viewpoint Characters original ↗

21 Jul 2021

Multiple viewpoint, Multiple stories original ↗

14 Jul 2021

Picking a Viewpoint Character original ↗

7 Jul 2021

June Open Mic original ↗

30 Jun 2021

Uses of structure original ↗

23 Jun 2021

The Misuse of Structure original ↗

16 Jun 2021

Plot vs. Structure original ↗

9 Jun 2021

What’s an Idiot Plot?original ↗

2 Jun 2021

Who’s telling the story?original ↗

26 May 2021

The Mic Is Again Open original ↗

19 May 2021

Transitions, Part 2 – Narrative original ↗

12 May 2021

Transition toolbox, part 1 original ↗

5 May 2021

Transition scenes original ↗

28 Apr 2021

There are no general answers original ↗

21 Apr 2021

Finding the end original ↗

14 Apr 2021

Open Mic Day original ↗

7 Apr 2021

WIP Story development, part 2 original ↗

31 Mar 2021

WIP Story development, part 1 original ↗

24 Mar 2021

Literary Prophecies original ↗

17 Mar 2021

Three problems in dialog original ↗

10 Mar 2021

Characters and plans original ↗

3 Mar 2021

Scene choreography part 2 original ↗

24 Feb 2021

February Open Mic original ↗

17 Feb 2021

Macro scene choreography original ↗

10 Feb 2021

Thinking about greatness in books original ↗

3 Feb 2021

Characters and complexity original ↗

27 Jan 2021

A Metaphorical Idea-to-Story path original ↗

20 Jan 2021

Querying original ↗

12 Jan 2021