Category Archives: Writing
The BS of Seven Basic Plots
It is a maxim of the writing world these days; there are only seven stories the world over, forever and ever amen. Therefore anything you write will in essence be a rehash of one of these seven stories. Sorry, no hope to be original. Your only chance is to rehash better than others have rehashed. …
The Real Reason I Write.
I would provide the link if I could remember it, but I didn’t bookmark it at the time. However I can tell you it was an interview with a highly successful (financially) author of best selling novels. Suspense is their genre, I believe. And one quotation from this author had me a bit annoyed. Since …
They Chose Stories.
One of the attendees of the two-hour theatre workshop I presented on Friday suggested I name the evening, “Story Hour with Unglebower.” While I was not there merely to tell stories, the jocular comment nonetheless was appropriate to some degree, as I did share many stories both from my own experience and that of my theatre friends. …
My Novel: A Progress Report.
Over the weekend I finished the third draft of my novel, Flowers for Dionysus. It’s a pretty exciting time, though there is still much work to be done. This draft didn’t take me too long. Just under eight weeks or so. Right now it comes in at around 120,000 words, which by most research is the high …
Permission Granted: Proceed to Write.
Writers at every stage of development have heard certain advice over and over again. -Show, don’t tell. -Read as much as you can. -Write every single day. -Join a writer’s group. -Avoid passive voice. -Be 90% business person, 10% writer. -Find your voice. -Write what you know. -Believe in yourself. I could add more to …
Ty Unglebower 