Creating complex fiction
I’m wondering if you can give some tips for creating more complex stories? I tend to gravitate toward writing stories with only a handful of characters, with only one or two subplots (the most I’ve...
View ArticleGenre and market categories
As I research agents, I’ve encountered a lot of terminology that is obscure at best: upmarket, mainstream, literary vs. commercial, character-driven vs. plot-driven, high fantasy, steampunk, etc. One...
View ArticleNarrative arc: What the heck is it?
Have you ever had an agent, editor, or a reviewer say something like this about your novel? “This story has a weak (or non-existent) narrative arc.” “While the characters are strong, the narrative arc...
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