Skryf aksietonele wat boei!
“You should write the fast stuff slow and the slow stuff fast.” – Lee Child
Held of ‘n antiheld?
“Comic book fans have loved Wolverine, and all the ‘X-Men’ characters, for more than the action. I think that’s what set it apart from many of the other comic books. In the case of Wolverine, when he appeared, he was a revolution really. He was the first anti-hero.” — Hugh Jackman
Hoe gemaak met kritiek?
Selfs Shakespeare was nie van kritiek gevrywaar nie.
Wat maak stories opwindend?
Jou protagonis het ‘n doelwit. Maak die hekkies in die pad volop en hoog.
Arriveer laat en waai vroeg!
“Enter late and leave early.” — Alfred Hitchckock
Konflik stuur stories
“What sound is to music, conflict is to story.” — William Bernhardt
Redigeer jou skryfwerk
“Writing without revising is the literary equivalent of waltzing gaily out of the house in your underwear.”
— Patricia Fuller
5 Dinge wat voornemende skrywers moet weet
“Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good.” — William Faulkner
Die pad na publikasie
Wil jy jou manuskrip deur ‘n tradisionele uitgewer laat publiseer, maar weet nie hoe gemaak nie? Jy het dalk al probeer, maar was nie suksesvol nie? Hier is ‘n paar …
Karakterisering in jou storie.
Vervelige karakters = vervelige storie