Sometimes You Must Get Your Audrey Hepburn On
And you must do it in a live webinar with your BFF who is concurrently dressed as The Mad Hatter. You must do this if your friend drags...
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Heather Clark
- Oct 29, 2014
Mechanics of Desire, Part Three of Three: Obstacles and Stakes
Since this is Part Three, it will reference concepts from Part One and Part Two. I’ve provided the links if you need a refresher....
Heather Clark
- Mar 27, 2014
Natural Character Reactions – Using Beats
Research is Awesome. Especially when it’s not my research. Especially when it arrives specially timed to make the scene I was...
Heather Clark
- Jan 27, 2014
Part Two of Three: The Mechanics of Desire–Controlling Belief and Announced Strategy
You can read part one of this series here. It addresses the character’s emotional and concrete desire lines. CONTROLLING BELIEF: A...
Heather Clark
- Jan 24, 2014
Mechanics of Desire Part One of Three: How Martine Leavitt Changed My Life
The first time I tried to write a novel, it took me six years. Inconsistency in writing habits meant the first draft took for years to...
Heather Clark
- Aug 6, 2013
Anne Lamott – Bird by Bird
This is not a formal review. I don’t do those. I just read books, and then I think about them a lot and then, sometimes, if I’m feeling...
Heather Clark
- Apr 30, 2013
Fifteen Ever-Living Minutes A Day!
I’ve had people ask recently how I’ve gotten so consistent with my writing. This has not always been the case. The first few writing...
Heather Clark
- Feb 9, 2013
Secrets Of The Universe
Writing fiction is interesting. You want to tell a satisfying story. You can only do this if you can create a satisfying arc for your...
Heather Clark
- Feb 7, 2013
We’ll Run Out Of Stuff To Write When We’re Dead
A writing friend commented on Facebook the other day that she had so much left to do on her book. I made the offhanded comment that we...
Heather Clark
- Jul 18, 2012
Falling in Love
I’m starting to think of books as romances. Love affairs. Starting a new book is like a new romance. You’re all tingly-twirly with...
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