For those who don’t remember learning about Marxism, the Bourgeoisie were those who stood at the top of the economic ladder because they controlled the means of production. They were the land owners and factory owners. When discussing African-Americans, the “Black Bourgeoisie” are the very top of the socio-economic period. They are the doctors and…
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Writing Romance: The Inciting Incident
Last month, we compared and contrasted WANT vs. NEED. Again, we’re using Jami Gold’s beat sheet as a basis for these articles. This month, we’re moving on to the Inciting Incident. If you research “inciting incident,” you’ll find that most definitions include the idea of thrusting the protagonist(s) forward into the main action of the…
Rocky Mountain Writer #102
Aimie K. Runyan & Daughters of the Night Sky After listening to this episode with historical fiction writer Aimie K. Runyan, you might want to think about keeping an idea file. When things went flat with her first publisher, Aimie needed a Plan B and she was ready, dipping into a list of concepts she…
Where Do Your Ideas Come From?
(Writer’s Digest, 1952)
Thrillers, Part 2 of 4: Heroes
Heroes in thrillers can be anyone: male, female, any walk of life, any level of expertise in solving crimes, spying, or thwarting villains. Heck, in the long-running television series Dexter, probably the single best example of genre-bending fiction, the hero was a serial killer. (If you haven’t binged this series, I submit it is among…