Story Institute RamblingVerser – Episode 23 – Motive & Action

Get motivated and create action within your stories… In today’s episode, we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about motive and influencing action within a story. Why do characters behave the way they do? Where do the characters look to motivation? Well, if you are a writer, these items originate and [...]

Story Institute RamblingVerser – Episode 22 – Conflict

Add a conflict or don’t…being conflicted within your story… In today’s episode, we talk with Chad Corrie (www.chadcorrie.com) about conflict in a story. Stories need conflict of some sort to grow, progress, and maintain interest. What is the conflict within your story? How have you let it grow? Listen in [...]

Story Institute RamblingVerser – Episode 21

Writing Down the Fairy Tales…If you thought living a fairytale was tough to come by…try writing them…it is fun, but a very different world indeed… Quotes of the Week: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read [...]

Story Institute RamblingVerser – Episode 20

Find another notebook…Writing from within instead of with…Conversations about writing…John E Murray III Quote by Dale Carnegie: “Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought [...]

Do You Have a Storyline…Are You Sure…?

So, you think that you have that perfect topic for your short story or novel…you think that you have a good idea of what your storyline will be. You’ve written down some character names…You’ve chosen your location, your setting, and such…You’ve even started writing the first chapter…As you near the [...]