Structure Is Your Friend: How to troubleshoot a flat scene and make it read like a motherfucker

When you need to write a stronger scene but aren’t sure where to start, this guide takes you through the basic checklist of a powerful scene.

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Starsheep

Career creative. Imported into fiction writing directly from marketing. Previous career: copywriter & illustrator, after a start in showbiz. Non-binary, autistic queer descended from Vikings and one Polish horse thief. Believer in lust as much as love. Greatest obsession: brave truths. Happiest when: sitting down with an iced mocha and infusing stories with poetry. Favourite thing to do on a Sunday: having the last of the tiramisu for breakfast & a sinful little book in the sunshine. Reasons for writing books: unapologetic SF/F nerd who doesn't know how to survive reality without fantasy.

Q&A: “I’m writing in my head but not actually writing my story. And I’ve set weekly word count goals for myself that I’m not meeting. What do I do?”

On applying marketing theory to storytelling: what is the “reader job” and why is it important?

7 tips for writing point-of-view (POV) changes smoothly in your novel