April Bosshard 4/25/24 April Bosshard 4/25/24

What Stories Are & Why We Need to Write Them ✍️

I’ve been working on a book about how to write longer form stories, such as novels, screenplays, and memoirs. In it, I’ve included what I think writers need to know to tell powerful, deep, resonant stories. I’ve organized the material around the five aspects of writing that story-makers need to master: Structure, Character, Theme, Plot, and Scenes.

6/30/23 6/30/23

Your Character's Degree of Change: Evolution or Transformation?

Each story, and each character, is unique, and so the degree of change will be particular to your character and story situation. Once you determine the degree of change your character undergoes, evolution or transformation, you will be clearer about your overall deep story design.

8/25/16 8/25/16

Writing Story Characters

Story characters are like you and me. They have foibles and flaws, hopes and dreams, and histories full of sweet memories as well unhealed wounds. As a writer, you may base some of your characters partially on yourself or people you know....

character • character development • conflict • courage • creativity • drafting • goals • gratitude • inspiration • motivation • outlining • productivity • readers • resistance • revision • scenes • story • structure • success • talent • time • travel • uncertainty • writing process