If you have read Neal Stephenson’s Quicksilver—the first volume of his Baroque Cycle (2003)—you will remember the smell of the age he recreates: Wet ink, gossip, gunpowder, and the new arrogance of ...
Writers plan their stories before they start writing so that they know what is going to happen. Planning is an important part of writing a good story. Watch this short clip to get some ideas about how ...