Concept: What is it?

January 5, 2015September 13, 2022 ~ Megan ~ Leave a comment

A look at how the masters of storytelling craft define "concept."

January: The 10,000-foot View of Story

January 1, 2015March 21, 2015 ~ Megan ~ Leave a comment

January's theme could be thought of as The Big Picture, but I'm calling it Concept... even though the first week's tool will also be concept. That's right! The first Tool post--*CONCEPT*--goes LIVE on Monday, January 5. See you then!

Notes on the Toolkit

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014 ~ Megan ~ Leave a comment

My purpose here is to isolate the tools. When the masters talk about their tools, they often offer a lot of leadup, lots of reasons why you should want to learn the tool, lots of reasons why not using the tool will kill your story or its chances of success. All this leadup is important, … Continue reading Notes on the Toolkit

1 Year, 12 Catagories, 52 Tools for Writers

December 16, 2014March 2, 2015 ~ Megan

Hello, 2015! I see you coming around the corner. I've decided that 2015 is the year of the Toolkit. The Writer's Toolkit. And this year I plan on organizing mine. Week by week, tool by tool. Right here. So stay tuned for more...