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Apr 4, 20232 min read

CHARACTER ARCS: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO MAP THEM TO A PLOT. PART 2.

Milestones and impact A character’s personality can have a huge impact on they way they traverse their arc in a story, as much as the way...

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Feb 26, 20234 min read

For me, the proofreading stage is the easiest and most enjoyable stage of editing a book. I love digging through the pile of words to...

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Nov 19, 20222 min read

What’s next in our journey to edit the structure of a novel? To recap: we’ve completed a scene map, mapped the scenes to the story...

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Nov 5, 20223 min read

What is it about your story that makes it stand out from others? Make this individuality shine through from the bones – the structure....

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Oct 22, 20223 min read

At this point in the editing process, I thought I could start working on the MS again. I didn’t. I made myself pause and consider...

EE Montgomery

Oct 8, 20226 min read

A step-by-step guide to a major structural edit. Step 2: mapping the scene map to a structure.

EE Montgomery

Sep 2, 20222 min read

I've been working on the third book on the Dragon Gods series. Opal Tears, and I'm currently deep in a major structural edit.

EE Montgomery

Apr 12, 20202 min read

My writing plan for 2020 worked really well until about mid-March when Covid-19 became the only topic of conversation with everyone I know.