by Sarah Yoon | Mar 10, 2015 | Storytelling Articles
Guest Post by Elaine K. Phillips Admit it: You primarily joined Pottermore because of the Sorting Hat. Still, not only because of the Sorting Hat. We join Pottermore to read the new shorts J. K. Rowling periodically posts and to write our own fanfic when these stories...
by Sarah Yoon | Jul 24, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Written by Sarah Yoon Whether you’ve completed a work or you’re simply honing your skills, you need to balance the story’s pace, which occurs on a macro and a micro level. On the macro level, an arc encompasses the whole plot. Tension rises throughout the story and...
by Sarah Yoon | May 1, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Guest post by Claire Saag In part one of this article I looked at the techniques that J. K. Rowling uses to build an imaginative and immersive world. In this part, I’ll look at how she breathes life into the story through characters, mystery and emotional depth. 4....
by Sarah Yoon | Apr 24, 2014 | Storytelling Articles
Guest post by Claire Saag Recently I re-read the entire Harry Potter series from beginning to end for the first time since Deathly Hallows was released. I picked up the first book because I wanted the literary equivalent of comfort food: something easy, heart-warming...