Scene Lens… The Trellis Method: Give Readers What They Want Using Scene and Sequel Sequence 15 Mar 202321 Mar 2023 What if each scene was a well-paced short story, one with just the right amount of emotional intensity and it ended with a page-turning connection to the next? If that’s…
Plot Lens… The Trellis Method: Discover What Story Beats Can Do for Your Writing 1 Mar 202321 Mar 2023 Popular masterworks, such as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, follow a traditional story structure. I wondered, why do many writers resist using a story structure? Do they perceive it’s too…
The Trellis Method The Trellis Method: How Busy Writers Can Use Story Structure and Write a Book Readers Will Love 1 Feb 202321 Mar 2023 Two life-changing words: what if. A few years ago, I asked, “What if I could find and apply the techniques used by bestselling authors?” I found intellectual wisdom, but practical…