Plot Structures 5: M.I.C.E. Quotient

What sort of conflict or tension drives your story, and how do you vary it throughout?

Plot Structures 4: The Hero’s Journey

Once upon a time, there was a regular person introduced to a magical world by a mysterious mentor...

This specific tension - the conflict between actual historical facts and popular instincts about those facts - has a name...

How do I get over the hump, roll up my sleeves, and get to work in the dog days of revision? Well, let me tell you.

What epic fantasy or sweeping space opera is complete without a shadowy figure looming threateningly over the universe?