Write Better Fiction by Finding its Beating Heart
Author: Sandy Vaile
Previously published on the Writers in the Storm blog 02/11/22
Every story has a beating heart that gives it purpose. It’s the vision that keeps all the working parts of a novel focused on what really matters, enabling the author to outline more easily and write a purposeful story.
But how can you be sure your story has one (and if it hasn’t, grab the defibrillator and shock it into being)?
What is the heart of a story? Plots are the mechanism for moving characters through a...
Previously published on the Writers in the Storm blog 02/11/22
Every story has a beating heart that gives it purpose. It’s the vision that keeps all the working parts of a novel focused on what really matters, enabling the author to outline more easily and write a purposeful story.
But how can you be sure your story has one (and if it hasn’t, grab the defibrillator and shock it into being)?
What is the heart of a story? Plots are the mechanism for moving characters through a...
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