Writing Tip #10: How to Write a Fractured Fairy Tale
The "7 Ways to Fracture a Fairy Tale" are now presented in a short video that can be used to introduce students to how to fracture a fairy tale. When…
Writing Tip #6: Writing Story Setting Using Specific Details
The setting is an integral part of any story because every story has to happen SOMEWHERE. But an effective setting is more than just a place for a story to…
Writing Tip #5: Find & Avoid Overused Words
Revision is an important (and not always enjoyable) aspect of the writing process, and one potentially overlooked aspect of revision is the need to avoid overused words and descriptions. In…
Writing Tip #4: How to Write a Page Turner
How do you write a page turner novel or story? In my video about narrative arc, we explored how every story needs a problem to serve as the story's engine,…
Writing Tip #3: Effective Beginnings
After looking at the overall narrative arc of stories in my last video from "The 3-Minute Writing Teacher," today’s writing tip focuses on the first key element within that narrative…
Writing Tip #2: Narrative Arc
Here's the second writing tip in "The 3-Minute Writing Teacher" video series. The video focuses on how virtually all stories fit into a narrative arc, moving beyond the overly simplistic…
Writing Tip #1: Show, Don’t Tell
Here's my first writing tip in "The 3-Minute Writing Teacher" video series. The video focuses on how to use a character's face, hands, and feet in order to employ the…