Plotting, Planning, World-Building and Head-Hopping: Reader Q&A

This is absolutely what it looks like when people ask me questions. (‘Consulting the Oracle’ by John William Waterhouse (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

“I'd be interested in reading your thoughts on emotional arcs versus plot-driven stories. Horror seems like a good place to go heavier on the plot and lighter on the emotionality, e.g. John Carpenter's The Thing .”

Sweet Nightmares Media

It took me a while to really understand that plot and character are essentially the same thing. I’m pretty...