Outlining Stories

Tips to improve your writing and avoid common grammar mistakes.

A book where I share writing tips (including templates you can use to craft your own stories), give sneak peeks and post background info about my novels! It's a fun time!

A handy lexicon of terms used in and applied to literary fiction and what they actually mean, as well as some ideas on how to improve your writing.

The purpose of this work is to share my personal thoughts on writing and what makes for good fiction. I hope other writers find it thought provoking whether or not they...

We asked our brain trust of Odyssey graduates to share their best tips for plotting great stories. Here they are!

If you've read my books, you know I've grown a lot in writing when it comes to writing characters, crafting plots, and worldbuilding. That's where this book on writing a...

Odyssey's director, Jeanne Cavelos, offers actionable suggestions of things you can do RIGHT NOW to develop your writing skills.

I've been asked often enough for advice on making a compelling plot or creating realistic dialogue, that I decided to start this book with some of my thoughts on the pro...

Introduction The Exchange Server 2013 has numerous security risks and vulnerabilities although many organizations that have deployed it are not aware of the same. For th...

The title says it aaalll~! Welcome to my drawing book, where I post my drawings that I do freehand. I might get to digital, but I'm not too sure. I find it a little comp...

I love art, my best friend says thst I'm really good, but I don't really know...~

Author D. L. Mackenzie collaborates with Pete Oxley in this steam-powered collaborative writing project. Learn how to improve your stories by following along as we dism...

Just a collection of excerpts, writing plans, and thoughts on writing. This is meant to make me commit to writing more. Pretty much a stream of consciousness with nonse...

A few tips I've compiled over the years in regard to writing, characters, and plot.

This is a place where I will be putting story outlines and give examples on how I do things. A chapter outline will not be posted until said chapter is posted.

A few writing lessons I picked up here and there by reading, talking to other authors, often learning the hard way (by embarrassing myself) and occasionally advice from...