Category Archives: Story structure

Concerns and techniques for developing plots

What do you do with the dead body?

Posted on August 15, 2013 by knlistman

The freshman in the learning lab was finally beginning to adequately describe people with believable motives, but had run into a problem with his narrative. I was quietly explaining to the student that in his story many people saw Jack … Continue reading →

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Classic fan fiction

Posted on August 13, 2013 by knlistman

During 1960’s there was an outbreak of science fiction written by amateurs who used already developed and idolized characters – those from Star Trek were favorites – from there came the term fan fiction. However, with the advent of the … Continue reading →

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