Scene Soup Susannah WatersJanuary 5, 2021scene-building, dialogue, actions, setting, internal life, authorial comment, narrative textureComment
Living with your Story Susannah WatersDecember 4, 2020daily word count, writing process, Graham Greene, Stephen King, John Steinbeck, daily story workComment
What Time is It? Susannah WatersSeptember 23, 2020Timing, Narrative Arc, Story Writing Edith Ronald Mirrielees, Making Stories Credible, Story Work, EditingComment
I Can't Know what You don't Know Susannah WatersAugust 27, 2020Steinbeck, Graoes of Wrath, concrete detail, introducing characters, writing with all the senses
Spread your Net Susannah WatersAugust 19, 2020The School of Life, Bibliotherapy, Olga Tokarczuk, Fitzcarraldo Editions, Reading to be a Writer, New Reads, independent presses
Change Susannah WatersAugust 4, 2020character change, road Mao of change, John Yorke Into the Woods, character-based plots, story structure
Brush Strokes Susannah WatersJuly 15, 2020brushstrokes, templating, Tolstoy Anna Karenina, Ursula K Le Guin the wave of the mind, copying good writing
Visiting Days Susannah WatersJune 24, 2020daily writing, writing routine, get that novel done, 1K a day writing challenge, scene work
You can't always get... Susannah WatersMay 20, 2020Unconscious Object of Desire, Robert Mckee STORY, Character Objective, Spine of the Story, novel writing
Turning for Home Susannah WatersMay 13, 2020John Yorke Into the Woods, Midpoints, Turning Points, Irreversible Actions, New Knowledge, Narrative Arc, Getting to the End
The Set-up is not the Story. Susannah WatersMay 6, 2020Aristotle, Inciting Incidents, Set-ups, Strong Openings, Getting Published, Novel Writing
What am I trying to Say? Susannah WatersApril 29, 2020Controlling Idea, Novel Themes, Novel Writing, Final Act Climax, Themes
I choose.... Susannah WatersApril 22, 2020Writing Games, Tips for Writers, Plot, Narrative Arc, Novel Writing, Writing Exercises, Cause and Effect
