Your story "continuity" is making sure that from one scene to another, nothing changes about the people or the environment…
The resurrection of characters that have died can be a dramatic game changer that enhances your story, however, if used…
If you are writing in the fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, or sci-fi genres, you're going to be writing scenarios for…
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes writes about why it is important for authors and filmmakers to know and understand…
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes writes about pantsing and plotting, the difference between the to writing techniques, and the…
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes gives writing advice for how much description to use in your story to keep…
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes writes about the death of a mentor, what it does for character development, and…
Your first act is setting up what they want, the second act is where they start to pursue it, and…
On The Table Read, JJ Barnes explores how to use the writing of others to inspire your own work.
To explain how and why you use Narrative Triplets in your writing, I am referencing the film Spider-Man Into The…
Taking your characters from the mundane to the magical, a technique used in most fantasy stories, when you take your…