by kris@kriskennedy.net | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
No really, it can! I’ll show you how. 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... 
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 Writers spend a lot of time developing plot, and that’s great. But plot, especially in a romance, is just a vehicle for character transformation, and that’s why readers are reading. They want to see THIS person go through THIS plot, and... 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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