On The Table Read. CJ Walley releases new book, Turn & Burn, teaching scriptwriters how to write better screenplays faster.
Written by JJ Barnes www.jjbarnes.co.uk Some stories need a scary character. Thrillers, mysteries and horrors all need a bad guy…
A series of books is a good way to bring in an audience, and then keep them around. If they…
Your Protagonist needs to be motivated throughout your story. They want something, they go after it, and your story follows…
Most people have a friend. At least one. Someone they talk to and share their fears with, reflect on their…
When you're planning your story, one of the first jobs is to establish who your Protagonist and Antagonist are. Your…
Blurring the lines between good and evil will make your characters developed and complex, and your story more interesting.
Your Protagonist, the main character, of your story usually need to be likeable. I say usually, because having a Protagonist…
Sometimes as part of your story, you'll have information that needs to be delivered in order for the story to…
I've written before about how your Protagonist and your Antagonist both have to be motivated to go after what it…
A coincidence in a story is an event that happens that has no foreshadowing and no intent, it wasn't something…
If you are writing a scary story, or a thriller or a mystery, suspense is one of the key things…
If you are writing in the fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, or sci-fi genres, you're going to be writing scenarios for…
A "time-lock" is best to use in your story when you've established who your Protagonist and Antagonist are, you've pitted…
On Instagram we were asked a question by @Books_To_Life, who wanted to know what you can do if you start…
