Expansion Pack: The Egg Scene

Hi gang, Craig here again with another Expansion Pack. These are designed to enhance the series I wrote about The Hero’s Journey, also known as the Writing Monomyth. It’s worth repeating that none of the Expansion Pack material is required for your stories. These are just as advertised. If you want to get a bit …

Let’s Break Stuff: Passive Characters

Hi, Gang, Craig here again. I may make this a sporadic series, and I welcome my Story Empire compatriots to steal it and use it any time they like. We talk about all kinds of things here, always with a positive shiny face on it. That ends today. Today, we're going to break things. Honestly, …

Friday Writing Question… kind of

Hi, Gang, Craig here again, and today my assignment is a "writing question." We try to stay on a rotation for Friday's, and we have assigned topics. My problem is what to do with this topic. See, nobody asked me a question that I could answer. I could ask a question here, and hope you …

Guess Who?

Hello SErs! Harmony here. During a recent conversation with friends, which brought immense amusement, we talked about the ways in which we describe people. This got me thinking about the common descriptors we use in general and how we can enhance characterisations in our fictional writing. To give you some idea, the conversation included my …

Confessions of a (soon to be) Reformed Pantser

Hello, SEers! Mae here today with an overdue confession. Perhaps I should explain how it came about... Even writers who carefully plot, plan, and meticulously outline their novels have the unexpected happen. For authors who routinely pants their books, it’s common to have twists pop out of the blue. But what about characters? I’ve found …