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Heidi Sawitzke
- 5 min
How to Plot Act I- The Catalyst
What pushes your character out of their boring normal world and onto their adventure? Read this post to find out!
Heidi Sawitzke
- 6 min
How to Plot... Act I- The Hook
If your readers aren't interested, they won't keep reading! Check out how to make a strong hook here.
Heidi Sawitzke
- 4 min
How to start writing a book? Plot
Why plot? It keeps your reader interested. Here are some basics. The first step toward your epic story!
Heidi Sawitzke
- 6 min
Elements of Fiction- The Big Ponderings
This post will go through the big ponderings of fiction which include point of view, theme, and style!
Heidi Sawitzke
- 7 min
Elements of Fiction- The Big W's"
Ever wondered where to start your story? We consume story constantly, but it's hard to start from scratch! Elements of fiction help!
Heidi Sawitzke
- 4 min
Where do story ideas come from?
On the notion of the best-selling idea- One of the most common interview question posed to a writer is how did you come up with your...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 4 min
Top 25! Save the Cat Competition
A lot has happened since my last post! 1) Harvard found my thesis advisor! 2) Schools out for summer! 3) I made it into the top 25 of the...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 4 min
Unreliable Narration: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
If you haven't read the first post in this series, check it out here! This post will be an analysis of The Seven Death of Evelyn...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 3 min
What is an Unreliable Narrator? #1
“True! —nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad?” (Poe 199). Even if one has not read...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 5 min
Do Things Feel Impossible? Chunk It Out!
I don't have a lot of time to contribute to the blog at the moment. It saddens me, but I have a lot going on in the next couple of weeks!...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 4 min
Book Review: Howdunit Series!
I have a shopping problem. For being a frugal person, to the point where I wash zip-lock bags and reuse them, I spend an exorbitant...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 5 min
Writing the Spec Script- Plotting
Note: This is the second post in a three post series about writing a Spec Script. If you haven't read the first post, you can find it...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 4 min
Writing the Spec Script- Pre-work
I just typed ‘The End’ for my first spec script. It’s a first draft, a very messy one (I did the actual writing in just four days), but...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 2 min
Three Quotes of Inspiration from Roth, Hemingway and Faulkner!
1. "The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress" - Philip Roth Why it matters- If you never finish writing and resist showing it to...
Heidi Sawitzke
- 3 min
Trust your body!
I have been hustling. Like, seriously, any time not at work I’ve been writing. You see, I still have nine weeks of my teaching contract...