by Justin Swapp | Apr 16, 2013 | Blog, Story Structure, writing
The Anti-Hero DefinedHow would you define an anti-hero? A bad guy? A good guy that is kind of…bad? A deviant? Here’s how the dictionary will define anti-hero for you: an·ti·he·roˈan(t)ēˌhirō,ˈan(t)īˌhirō/nounnoun: anti-heroa central character in a story,...
by Justin Swapp | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog, Story Structure, writing |
The Hero’s Journey Ted Talk Video When you start out in something you’re serious about you look for patterns or models that have been established to help you understand it better. When I first started writing, or rather, studying the craft of writing, I...
by Justin Swapp | Sep 9, 2012 | Blog, Story Structure, videos, writing |
At one point, this notion was a revelation to me. When I first started writing, I didn’t know the difference between a discovery writer, and an outliner. That is because I just sat down and tried to write. Only later did I discover that by being aware of your...
by Justin Swapp | Sep 8, 2012 | Blog, Story Structure, videos, writing
Another fantastic workshop from LTUE (Life the Univerise and Everything) from a few years ago. This one in particular really helped me get unstuck with my writing. I had written over 300 pages on a middle grade novel I was working on, and I was plain stuck. A friend...
by Justin Swapp | Sep 8, 2012 | Blog, Story Structure, videos, writing
How to Write a Story that RocksA few years ago I attended a fantastic workshop called How to Write a Story that Rocks at the Life the Universe and Everything (LTUE) writer’s symposium at Brigham Young University. I participated in what ended up being a wonderful...
by Justin Swapp | Jul 29, 2012 | Blog, Short Stories, Story Structure
I attended LTUE at BYU a few years ago and had the privilege to listen to Dan Wells give a great presentation on story structure. At the time, his thoughts on the matter really seemed to unravel some of my plotting issues, and generally seemed to just get me unstuck....
