Category Archives: Tools and Resources

Powerful Scenes: Using One Stop for Writers’ Informal Scene Map

Posted on August 23, 2018 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

A while back I profiled some of the custom brainstorming tools at our sister-site, One Stop for Writers, which help take the mystery (and misery) out of story structure. One that I left off that post was our Informal Scene … Continue reading →

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The Six Stages of Your Hero’s Character Arc

Posted on August 2, 2018 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

It’s always special when a past Resident Writing Coach returns to the blog, so help me welcome C.S. Lakin who is opening up discussion on a powerful topic: Character Arc. I am a big fan of Michael Hauge’s 6-Stage Plot … Continue reading →

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Tools for the Visual-Spatial Writer (and the Rest of Us)

Posted on July 24, 2018 by BECCA PUGLISI

One of the most important things I learned as a teacher was that children learn differently, and the best approach for reaching them all included a variety of methods. I find the same to be true in writing. I may … Continue reading →

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