Darswords

All right. We’re discussing ways to fuel the muse before NaNo. Yesterday, we discussed movies and how to use them, and today we’ll delve a tad further. One of the major reasons many writers fail to complete the story is there isn’t a single CORE story problem in need of resolution. The story dies because it lacks a beating heart and a skeleton.

Stories with no hearts and skeletons are primordial adverb ooze and not good for much other than scaring small children.

A great trick NYTBSA (and spectacular writing teacher) Bob Mayer taught me was to go to the IMDB and look up log-lines of movies. Search for ones similar to the story you want to write and use it as a template.

For instance, the log-line for Romancing the Stone is:

A romance writer sets off to Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself…

An Interview with Jennifer David(Author and Blogger)

Name:Jennifer David

Blog :http://writingsofamrs.wordpress.com/

1. Can you tell us something about your blogging journey. How and when did you enter into blogging? 

I started blogging on April 1st 2013.  April Fool’s Day of all days!  I decided to start a blog to take some time for me.  Something personal, although very public.  I needed to give some attention to my writing.  I felt the need to express myself and I am so thankful that I decided to listen to and respond to the desire.

2. How many hours do you spend per day on your blog(s)?

The amount of time varies depending on what my day entails.  I am very busy with a large family and also a part time job.  If I had it my way I would spend 8 hours a day on the various aspects that go with…