Writing a Story: Where are we?
Episode 5 — Where the heck are we? It seems obvious to me, but where the story takes place is one of the seminal parts of any story. I know…
Author: Tim Ryan
Writing a Story: Unknowns
Episode 4 — Writing with Unknowns The known unknown is a useful perspective for writing. If you are old enough, you might remember some fairly famous testimony from former Secretary…
Writing a Story: Let’s Start
Episode 3 — Let’s Start the Story So we have a working title. Great. In a sense, that’s a beginning. So let’s stop and congratulate ourselves on beginning the process….
Writing a Story: Choosing a Working Title
Are you ready to choose a working title for your story? To do so, we have to start with our original question: How do you write a story? Well, of…
Writing a Story: Introduction
You’re writing a novel? Me too. Look, I’m no James Joyce or Stephen King. I’ve had a few stories published and my first novel comes out this year, but I’m…