A lot of stories start with an idea—but usually, there’s not enough there to begin writing a story. Today we’re going from idea to concept. Here are a few examples of ideas that eventually became stories in our modern culture: Two powerful wizards who battle it out for control of both the magic and muggle […]
Novel Outlining
How To Turn a Novel Idea Into a Fleshed Out Concept
Larry Brooks, author of Story Engineering, describes a concept as something that launches a series or franchise. For example, what’s a show about a group of friends in their 20s-30s living in New York City (the idea)? If you said Friends, you’re right. But if you said How I Met Your Mother, you’re also right. […]