This week’s video is a follow up to last week’s How to Plot a Sequel or Series. In this part 2 video, Chris continues his plotting of his Dark Lord Bert sequel, giving details about how he is developing the story. Check out the video below for more details!
Novel Marketing Podcast – How to Writes 5000 Words an Hour With Chris Fox
This week, Chris once again appeared as a guest on the Novel Marketing Podcast. This time the topic was how to write 5,000 words per hour, which is the title of one of his books. Here are some of the questions/topics covered in the interview: Why is fast writing so important? How do authors write…
Plot Gardening: Write Faster, Writer Smarter
Learn to Plot without sacrificing Creativity What separates great novels from mediocre ones? Story. Authors that master this vital skill keep their readers up at night, and suffer the deluge of ‘when is the next book coming out’ emails. Whether you are a first time novelist, or a seasoned author, Plot Gardening will teach you…
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…
Quick Tip: How to Immediately Make Your Writing More Compelling
Today’s video is the first in a new series, Quick Tips. The purpose of each video is to give one actionable tip, something you can put into immediate use. Today’s video is essentially what was posted in a previous blog post, Every Word Counts. Check it out in video form below:
How to Plot Your Novel Using Dan Harmon’s Story Circle
In this week’s video, Chris takes a look at the plotting aspect of writing a novel. Using Star Wars as an example, he explains Dan Harmon’s story circle structure, which builds on Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, and how it works to drive the plot of a story. He also shows how he applies the story…
How to Write Great Antagonists
Today’s video is the third in the character series, and it discusses how to craft a compelling antagonist. Here’s a quick summary. There are three basic things you need to do for antagonists: Demonstrate their power. Whether your antagonist is a killer shark or an enemy general, you need to showcase why the hero should…
The Creative Penn Podcast #292 featuring Chris Fox
Can we really combine creativity with algorithms to write better stories and sell more books? Watch the full video, view the transcript and more at: The Creative Penn Podcast #292 You can listen on iTunes or Stitcher or watch the video here. Interview Highlights include: What Amazon data science, and machine learning, are and how…
How to Identify Your Target Audience
Lifelong Writing Habit Featured on Inc.com
Back in October, I was on the Write With Impact podcast, and I talked to Glenn Leibowitz about my book, Lifelong Writing Habit. He’s a sharp guy, and had some great questions about how I formulated the process. Today he published an article on Inc.com about the things Lifelong Writing Habit teaches.