My story is definitely fiction, based on dreams, romantic, sci-fi, with spiritual overtones.  I'm not sure which category fits it best.  In the forums of this new community I just joined today, there are different groups to connect with to get ideas and critique. Which one shall I go to? I just might end up going to all the forums that ...

Can this be the first step to making my dream of being a writer come true?  Since I found my old story a few days ago, and started revising it, and seeing the potential, I've been feeling so much excitement.  I feel mixed emotions, too.  Yes, it is fiction, and romantic, but it is from some very real dreams I had at one time in my ...

These are the notes for a podcast I’m preparing about writing called The Compulsive Writer’s Support Group. When it’s ready, it will be available through here and mindofbryan.com. The question comes out about outlining a lot from beginning writers, and advice from pros is kind of spotty, and sometimes not all that helpful. I want to give some ...

This is part two of notes from a planned podcast called The Compulsive Writer’s Support Group. It will be available on my official website, www.mindofbryan.com, as well as via a link here. In this section I’m going to talk about the three-act structure of film. I believe this might be a good way to give structure to a novel, especially a ...

This is part 3 in my essays on writing. These will be on a podcast called The Compulsive Writer’s Support Group starting November-ish. You’ll be able to get links to it from here, as well as my site, www.mindofbryan.com. We can look at other structures from other Mediums as well when we think about giving structure to our pieces. If you have ...