Case Study: When Your Concept is Also a Paradox
Some concepts can end up being too much to handle. The more layered and complicated, the greater the upside if handled brilliantly, and the deeper the abyss when it’s not. Trouble is, some writers...
View ArticleCase Study: This is What SUCCESS Looks Like
I’m delighted to share a WIN this time. A middle-grade Young Adult novel in the making. Can we learn from a case study that models a solid grasp of concept, premise and the First Plot Point? That...
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Story Deconstruction: “Remember Me?” by Sophie Kinsella
A guest post by Jennifer Blanchard Spoiler Alert: This deconstruction dig deeps to break down the novel. The story will be fully exposed. This process provides a great opportunity to follow along when...
View ArticleCase Study: When Your Concept Disappears
From my chair, sometimes it seems like folks encounter the “What is your concept?” question, and then they scramble for an answer. They conjure something conceptual, or what seems conceptual in that...
View ArticleHow to Create a Story Premise that Works
A case study illustrating a premise that tried, but comes up short. With an extensive tutorial on why, and how to avoid this trap. When asked how one moves from knowledge to execution… more...
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Case Study: When Your Premise is as Vague as a Campaign Promise
When you think about it, the story concepts and premises we pitch – and just as often, the story concepts and premises we write from – are nothing other than promises. We pitch a story concept and an...
View Article“The Situation”– True Dramatic Arc vs. Static Situational Narrative
A Case Study in One Dimensional Storytelling There is a saboteur lurking in your writing dream, wearing a mask of perfect acceptability. This killer is seductive, because at a glance he fits right...
View ArticleA Case Study in Near-Perfect Concept-Premise Integration
Plus, some Storyfix.com updates on coaching and a few new ebooks. Submitting your work for evaluation and coaching can feel like a daunting experience. Sometimes things don’t work as well as you...
View ArticleCase Study – The New Writer TRAP That Awaits The Unaware
As readers, we consume a lot of average content. And sometimes average is perfectly fine, it fills thirty blank minutes of staring at a television or 90-plus minutes of munching popcorn in a dark...
View ArticleCase Study: The Untapped Dramatic Potential of Concept…
… When the Premise Doesn’t Pick Up the Ball and Run With It The traps that would compromise or even sabotage our best story intentions are everywhere. Even when it all begins with a strong conceptual...
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