In today’s quick tip video, Chris talks about the four pillars of great characters. These are the four qualities or characteristics that allow you to create memorable, believable characters. This is a topic that will be covered in his upcoming book, Plot Gardening. Check out the video below to learn about the four pillars!
What The Last Jedi Can Teach Us About Character Development
In this week’s video, Chris takes a look at character development by examining the recent Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi. He compares the character development of Luke in the original Star Wars movies with the character development of Rey through The Last Jedi. Chris explains why he thinks Rey’s character development is not as…
Quick Tip: Form an Author Mastermind!
What is an author mastermind? In today’s quick tip video, Chris explains that a mastermind is a group of like-minded professionals who get together to discuss and address their problems. He talks about what he uses an author mastermind for and why he thinks such a group is valuable. Check out the video for more…
How to Plot Your Novel From Scratch Part 4
Part 4 in the How to Plot Your Novel From Scratch video series is up today. In this video, Chris continues development on World of Cliche. He fleshes out many sections of the plot, including adding both characters and events. Listen to Chris walk through his plot so far in the video below:
How to Plot Your Novel From Scratch Part 3
Today’s video is the third in the series that shows how Chris plots his novels. Chris shows some more of his process and talks about how he found his protagonist. He fleshes out the character a bit and adds in some more background elements to his story. Watch the video below to see how the…
How to Plot a Novel From Scratch Part 2
As a follow up to last week, in this week’s video Chris continues giving tips on how to plot a novel from scratch. Taking his novel idea from last week, World of Cliche, Chris fleshes out his ideas a bit, creating a few characters, a setting for the novel and more details about how the…
How to Plot a Novel From Scratch, Part 1
In this week’s video, Chris takes a look at how to plot a novel from scratch. He starts with an idea he has for a novel (World of Cliche) and goes over his process on how to start plotting out an idea. If you’re having trouble starting to plot your novel, take a look at…
How I Write 7000 Words in a Day
In this week’s video, Chris talks about how he has been writing 7000 words a day and how he does it. He explains how he struggles with juggling outlining and aggressive writing goals every day. Chris also gives an update on how the writing for Magitech Chronicles Book 3, Spellship, is going. Check out the…
Quick Tip: How to Show Instead of Tell
In Chris’s latest video, he gives tips on how to show instead of tell in your writing. He explains why showing is helpful in writing and gives a few examples on how telling can be replaced with showing. Check out the video below to get Chris’s tips and improve your writing!
Stuff They Don’t Tell You About Being An Author
In today’s video, Chris gets personal about the challenges he faces as an author. He discusses depression, how it is affected by working from home, and some tips to deal with the stress and difficulty of being an author. Watch the video below for more details: