Being, Doing, Becoming - The Heroic Flaw and the Heroic Journey

Make him irresistible . . . now make him suffer a major screw-up or battle a life-size thorn in his side. Alicia Rasley shows you why flawed characters are a must-have and how not just any flaw will do.

By Alicia Rasley
Posted on 8/1/2003

Show Don't Tell: Or, Exposition as the Scourge of 21st Century Literature

Everybody knows that Show Don't Tell is one of the major rules of storytelling.  What everybody doesn't agree on is what Show Don't Tell means.  So this article isn't about Show Don't Tell, it's about the three tools writers use to tell stories — dialogue, narrative, and exposition - and why you should use only the first two if you want to make sure you're showing not telling.

By Jennifer Crusie
Posted on 3/1/2003

The Five Things I've Learned About Writing Romance from TV

Even if you don't watch the great love-story driven television shows airing today — and if you are a member of RWA, we can't imagine that you don't — this close look at what fiction writers can learn from popular teleplays will illustrate how watching and writing can be mutually beneficial.

By Jennifer Crusie
Posted on 5/1/2002