Without passion, writing not only becomes drudgery, it’s also bound to produce less than stellar results.

The responsibilities of the writer and the responsibilities of the reader.

Creating correct sentences is a technical process that offers set guidelines for getting the structure right.

Dwight V. Swain famously cracked the code of efficient prose into what he called motivation-reaction units, or MRUs.

Two prominent exceptions to scene structure: incidents and happenings.

Answers to five questions about scene/sequel structure.

Sequels, even more than scenes, offer all kinds of flexibility.

The decision is the little cattle prod on your story’s backside that keeps it moving.

The previous scene’s disaster was a catastrophic declaration; the dilemma, in response, presents a question, “What do I do now?”