Author Archives: Angle on Writing

21st Century personal history and 21st Century fiction follow the same principles. Dramatic narrative takes us beyond description. Screenplays and scripts for motion pictures and television dramatizations are roadmaps for performance. Novels, short stories, and personal essays are roadmaps for … Continue reading →

You’re strong on story concept, weak in execution, still writing in the early and mid-twentieth century narrative traditions. How to advance? Thought you’d never ask. Only one point of view per scene. Keep yourself out of the narrative. Stay with … Continue reading →

I’m about to buy, own, read, and mark up these books new to me: Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice from Aristotle to Zinsser by Roy Peter Clark First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … Continue reading →