By convention, a story is not a novel unless it has at least one subplot.  Without a subplot, a stor…

By convention, a story is not a novel unless it has at least one subplot.  Without a subplot, a stor…

I deliberately have delayed discussing themes.   This is for a reason:  You do not want to let theme…

There are two basic approaches to writing a novel.  One is the outline approach.  (Full disclosure: …

At this stage, where you have a story idea but not a fully formed plot, you need to consider charact…

Once you have a significant list of wisps, you need to work on turning them into story ideas.  This …