The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet
The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet in the book Save the Cat! is an excellent guide to storytelling and story structure that I highly recommend to anyone interested in writing.
Craft
The Editorial Map
Fiction University’s Editorial Map has helped me understand where my novel needs work.
The BME Challenge
I’ve started my own challenge of writing 100-word stories ever dayf or 30 days in order to improve my storytelling chops.
That Ending
Endings are tough! But I think ending blocks can be solved by going back to your characters and to the story as a whole.
The No-Answer Ending
Castle Rock didn’t answer its main story question by the end of season one. And I’m not sure I like that method of storytelling.
Read, Read, and Then Read Some More
One of the best ways to improve your writing is to read just as much as you write.
Case Study: 1408 by Stephen King AKA “The Door Was Crooked”
In which I dissect the masterful story 1408 by Stephen King to learn more about the craft of writing.