Hank’s Newsletter
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Archive
About
Share this publication
Hank’s Newsletter
hankquense.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Hank’s Newsletter
Author stuff
By Hank Quense · Launched 4 months ago
Subscribe
Login
About
Archive
Top posts
About
Archive
Authors
Login
Let me read it first
Scene Design: the building blocks of a story
INTRODUCTION Just as words are the building blocks of sentences, and sentences are the building blocks of paragraphs, and paragraphs are the building blocks of scenes, so too scenes are the building blocks of fictional works. Scenes, however, aren't simply a collection of…
Jul 30
Sir Gawain's Quest
The Wyrd Sisters sat outside their hut on a clear summer night drinking malt liquor. The air was quiet except for an occasional splash from the nearby loch. “I’m craving a man right now, so I am,” Carla, the youngest sister said. “I’ve been doing that longer than you, dearie…
Jul 27
Zaftan Background
I have more stories about the Knights from Camelot, but before I show those, I’ll tell you want the zaftans are doing. In this newsletter, I’ll describe the background of the zaftans and next week I’ll tell what these aliens are up to. The zaftans are a vicious race. They…
23 hr ago
New Project Recruiting
I've started working on another non-fiction book. It's called Story Structure and it's part of my Fiction Writing series. It concerns itself with how to organize the material an author develops before writing the first draft (assume the author isn't a panster)
Jul 26
2
5
Most popular
Dominant Reader Emotion
6
1
Self-publishing Misconceptions
1
How to Write Really Bad Fiction and Enjoy the Benefits of Rapid Rejection
3
11
Deathless In Manhattan
3
12
The Importance Of A Character Arc
3
The Impresario
3
2
See all popular
New
Community
The Importance Of A Character Arc
Here’s a fiction writing problem. If you look through most books on fiction writing, you’ll find little on the importance of a character arc. The book…
Jul 23
3
Pope Signs Boxing Match Contract
FNN religious reporter Mathew Mark Lukejohn filed this report from Rome where he attended a press conference. The Vatican announced today that Pope…
Jul 20
1
Three Story Design Elements
To a new fiction writer, there are a bewildering number of story elements that are essential to the story and incorporated into the work. To mention a…
Jul 16
Sir Tristan's Quest
Sir Tristan accompanied by Merlin traveled to the wild country adjacent to northern Wales and the old Roman town of Chesterorum. Tristan’s quest was to…
Jul 13
What Type of Marketing Do Authors Dislike?
Continuing the marketing discussion I started a few weeks back, (June 18) here are the answers to Question 4: What is your least favorite or least…
Jul 9
Sir Kay's Quest
(Unfortunately, Sir Tristan didn’t go on his quest. He postponed it to write a poem to a young widow he’s wooing. In the meantime, Sir Kay started out…
Jul 6
2
1
Self-publishing Misconceptions
To a new author considering self-publishing her book, the amount of contradictory information on the web is bewildering. Adding to the confusion is the…
Jul 2
1
The Quest of Sir Galahad the Pure
The story so far. I set my novels in a parallel or alternate universe. I’ve found out the characters in that alternate universe are real. I’ve also…
Jun 29
1
See all
Most popular
Dominant Reader Emotion
6
1
Self-publishing Misconceptions
1
How to Write Really Bad Fiction and Enjoy the Benefits of Rapid Rejection
3
11
Deathless In Manhattan
3
12
The Importance Of A Character Arc
3
The Impresario
3
2
See all popular
Hank’s Newsletter
Author stuff
Subscribe
Recommendations
View all 6
Nanci Writes
Nanci Arvizu
The Wittenburg Door
The Door
Books, Marketing, & More
Allison Pottern Hoch
A
Author’s Newsletter
Author PR Fight Club
Get Your Book Seen and Sold
Claudine Wolk
Hank’s Newsletter
Subscribe
About
Archive
Authors
Recommendations
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts