This week, David Brown and Michelle Barker explain the differences between situation and plot while Jami Gold leads us into our protagonist’s dark moments.
Over at Mythcreants, Chris Winkle casts a skeptical eye on The Hero’s Journey and its basis, The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
Matt Knight warns against common perils in publishing contracts and agreements, Sarah Manavis discusses why Story Graph is a better online book cataloguing tool than Goodreads, and Josyln Chase provides methods to improve our productivity.
All that and a little more. Enjoy!
Situation Versus Plot by David Brown and Michelle Barker via Anne R. Allen
How to Leave Traditional Publishing, Go Indie, and Not Regret It by Kurt Dinan
Traditional and Self-Publishing Contracts—When to Say No! by Matt Knight
Black Moments: Understanding our Options by Jami Gold
Why Structures Like the Hero’s Journey Don’t Work by Chris Winkle
It’s Time to Throw Out the Hero with a Thousand Faces by Chris Winkle
Why Goodreads is Bad for Books by Sarah Manavis
Managing Your Cast by Dave King
Managing Expectations, One Book at a Time by Heather Webb
Road, Neighborhood, Sky: A Three-Layered Approach to Writing a Novel by Barbara Linn Probst
8 Proven Strategies to Write More and Boost Your Productivity by Joslyn Chase
Writing Your First Novel: How to Fix an (Accidentally) Autobiographical Novel by Sarah Gribble