I love beating out a story because it truly gives me something to clearly work toward. A great beat sheet, coupled with our story map, gets my drafts ready to go out into the world. Now that you've ...

What is a beat sheet and how can it help your writing? Here's something that happens to every writer, at every level. You've got a scene that technically works. The characters are there, the ...

Here's something that happens to every writer, at every level. You've got a scene that technically works. The characters are there, the information’s working, the story moves forward. But it reads ...