Posts by Shawn V. Wilson
I read this really good definition by Chris Sunami: Genre should be seen largely as a way of connecting a writer with the audience most likely to enjoy his or her book based on elements shared wit...
My comic novel has a scene in which the hero is battling a monster. And at a moment of tension, where he's losing badly, there's a scene break in which the narrator goes into a brief digression. Af...
Make every injury worse than the last. The first time you get badly hurt, you may think its the worst pain you've ever experienced. (You may look back on it later and think you overreacted, but ev...
My novel starts with the three heroes joining a cattle drive. When they talk among themselves, it's obvious that they have some kind of hidden agenda. We'll learn more about thier secret mission ov...
How do I create an impossible choice for my protagonist? I want to place him in a painful dilemma, and I'm having trouble making the choice feel truly impossible. For example, I'm writing a scene ...
