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A short guide with information and inspiration for those looking to describe horses in stories. Covers horse colours and markings, anatomy, and horses in literature.
A short introductory guide to creating characters for novels or screenplays. It covers key concepts and introduces three primary personality archetypes – the Warrior, Carer, and Artist – and three ‘hybrid’ ones, the Artist, Adventurer, and Crusader.
A short guide to creating subplots and weaving them into the main plot of a novel or screenplay.
This one runs to about 82 pages and 36,000 words. Page size is 6″x9″ so you can read it on an eBook reader. If you print it out, you should be okay printing two pages per sheet.
Expanding on the discussion in Plot Basics here is a brief guide to plotting the flawed hero story: it refers primarily to screenplays, but can also be adapted for novels.
Expanding on the discussion in Plot Basics here is a brief guide to theme.
Here is a brief guide to creating scenes.
PAUL TOMLINSON 