Let's talk about change. Change is what makes a story dynamic, interesting, and holds the reader. A stagnant story is of no interest, but one where the characters and situations are constantly changing can be fascinating. Now there's change on a grand scale--the story arc or the character arc--but what about change on a smaller scale, like from ( Read more... )

There is a formula for everything, good and bad. There are formulas for good TV shows, formulas on how to pick up women, and the kind I'm discussing here--formulas for a story ( Read more... )

No, not like that ( Read more... )