Story Structure: Ocean Waves or Stairsteps?

Story Structure: Ocean Waves or Stairsteps?

I’ve spent quite a while mulling over one of my writing projects lately, trying to decide what wasn’t working. Now don’t get me wrong, the characters are terrific (if I do say so myself), the set up is good, the chemistry between all of the players...

He said/she said

Speech attribution can be a sticky thing sometimes. You want to make sure your reader knows who’s speaking, and you don’t want to get too repetitive, which leaves many writers searching for new and different ways to explain who’s talking. First,...