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The Most Important Plot Point . . . or Why the Key Event is so damn Important! (part four)

Star Wars: A New Hope

Dec 7

The Most Important Plot Point . . . or Why the Key Event is so damn Important! (part four)

Dec 7

The Most Important Plot Point . . . or Why the Key Event is so damn Important! (part three)

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

Nov 22

The Most Important Plot Point . . . or Why the Key Event is so damn Important! (part three)

Nov 22

The Most Important Plot Point . . . or Why the Key Event is so damn Important! (part two)

When you strip 99% of everything away from your protagonist — their age, race, and gender because none of that matters yet — what you have…

Aug 3

The Most Important Plot Point . . . or Why the Key Event is so damn Important! (part two)

Aug 3

The Most Important Plot Point . . . or Why the Key Event is so damn Important! (Part one)

There exists only one plot in all of fiction: A Hero Goes on a Journey . . . or . . . A Stranger Comes to Town. The difference between…

Jul 6

The Most Important Plot Point . . . or Why the Key Event is so damn Important! (Part one)

Jul 6

Sprint Writing . . . or how inserting a placeholder can improve your daily word count

First off, let’s get this out of the way: if you are in any way a serious writer, whether plotter or pantser, then you must have a minimum…

May 4

Sprint Writing . . . or how inserting a placeholder can improve your daily word count

May 4

Your Own Writing Phrase Book . . . or why it’s good to steal from better writers!

I try to always keep a notebook by my side whenever I’m reading, and I suggest you should too. Because you never know when you’re going to…

Apr 6

Your Own Writing Phrase Book . . . or why it’s good to steal from better writers!

Apr 6

The Last Soothsayer: a tale of blood & love fantasy series

Daily FREE chapters to read on RoyalRoad, and early access to at least 10+ advanced chapters for Patreon members!

Mar 26

The Last Soothsayer: a tale of blood & love fantasy series

Mar 26

One Measly Hour Per Week . . . or the Easiest way to become an Author!

So you wanna be an author. Great! But you don’t have the time to become an author. Single sad Indian tear rolling down upon they cheek. Or…

Mar 3

One Measly Hour Per Week . . . or the Easiest way to become an Author!

Mar 3

Holy Hollywood, Batman! . . . or breaking down the general screenplay plot formula

Since some of you are aspiring screenwriters, and because I like to change the pace of these writing blogs every now and again, let’s talk…

Feb 14

Holy Hollywood, Batman! . . . or breaking down the general screenplay plot formula

Feb 14

Dicey Trix . . . or Yet Another 1d6 Creative Writing Method

A simple 1d6 (one six-sided die) is all you really need to spice up the creativity of your writing, because you ask it a Yes or No…

Jan 6

Dicey Trix . . . or Yet Another 1d6 Creative Writing Method

Jan 6

Adron J. Smitley

Adron J. Smitley

Blog for writers on everything plot, character, and story structure architecture at: adronjsmitley.blogspot.com

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