by kris@kriskennedy.net | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
In another post (Every Scene Needs…A Question) we talked about how every scene has an implicit question related to whether the character will get what they want. This is how you build tension, which is the key to powerful storytelling, whether it’s fiction,... by kris@kriskennedy.net | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Every good scene implicitly plants a story question, then answers it. Actually, you’re planting three questions! And they’re always related to your character(s). These ‘questions’ fall into one of three realms, or axes, but at its core, the question for... by kris@kriskennedy.net | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Characters Are Your Story We writers spend a lot of time working on plot, and that’s great. Plots are fun. I mean, who doesn’t like a murdered coworker or a cupcake bakery in trouble or a zombie invasion?? But in a lot of genre fiction–and especially... by kris@kriskennedy.net | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Backstory Can Kill Story… Backstory…ugh. Or yay? Love it or hate it, backstory is essential to building a powerful, memorable character. And yet backstory can make writers pull out their hair. Why does backstory present such a problem? * It can slow the...
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