Where did I leave you, squiders, before I forgot Tuesday existed? Oh, right. With the grand plans that I was going to have an updated revision outline and be ready to dig into actual revision. Well, we haven’t gotten there.
Killing My Darlings
Hey, squiders. You’ve probably heard the term “kill your darlings” before. Some people take it to mean that you have to get rid of anything you truly love about a story to make it better, but what it really means
MileHiCon Aftermath and a Look at November
Oof, sorry for going all radio silence all week, squiders. Everything is fine! Except I’m avoiding editing my SkillShare class, not sure why. I think it’s because I feel like I need it to be quiet and I keep getting
WriYe and Writing Courses
Hey, guess what I forgot to do in September? Here’s the prompt from WriYe: Share your favorite books, courses, or websites you like to visit to grow your writing! I’m firmly of the belief that there’s always more to learn
Master Plot Series: Other Plot Archetypes
Well, squiders, we’ve reached the end of our summer series. We’ve looked at SO MANY plot archetypes. 7 basic plots, 20 master plots, whatever the 36 plot list was called. So, we’ve done them all, right? You would be WRONG.
Master Plot Series: Rebellion Against the One
Let’s just pretend this was posted last week like it was supposed to be. So, continuing on our master plot archetype discussion we come to the ninth of Booker’s seven plots, and his final one. (As mentioned in previous weeks,
Midjourney and a Giveaway
Good afternoon, squiders, If you’ve been about the Internet lately, you’ve probably seen something about AI-generated images. I came across Midjourney on one of my writing Discords and have been playing with it in conjunction with my Gothic horror novella
Master Plot Series: Mystery
Oho! What have we here? I can hear you saying,”But, Kit, we already did all 7 of the 7 Plot Archetypes! How are we still going?” Christopher Booker, who wrote The Seven Basic Plots, actually has nine plots. He just
Master Plot Series: Rebirth
Good evening, squiders! Today we look at our final of the 7 Plot Archetypes (though not our final entry in the series), which is Rebirth. (In other news, I finished my edit and sent my novella off to the copyeditor,
Master Plot Series: Tragedy
Buckle up, squiders. This week we’re talking about the plot archetype of Tragedy, which is perhaps the largest and most encompassing of all the plot archetypes. 7 Plot: Tragedy20 Plots: Forbidden Love, Wretched Excess, Descension36 Plots: Involuntary Crimes of Love,
