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Q&A: Increasing the Emotion in Your Stories

Q&A, Writing FundamentalsBy Michael HaugeMarch 15, 2023Leave a comment

You may have noticed the message at the bottom of my previous article, inviting you to submit any story questions you’d like me to answer.

Kristan Higgins & Michael Hauge Analyze her Best Selling Novel

Kristan Higgins & Michael Hauge Analyze her Best Selling Novel

Articles for Novelists, Character Development, Love Stories, Story Mastery Articles, Story StructureBy Michael HaugeApril 27, 20153 Comments

Award winning author Kristan Higgins joins Michael during his Story Mastery event for the Connecticut chapter of the RWA to discuss her best selling novel The Next Best Thing.

DIALOGUE vs. ACTION: Tell Don’t Show

DIALOGUE vs. ACTION: Tell Don’t Show

Articles for Marketers, Articles for Novelists, Articles for Public Speakers, Articles for Screenwriters, Character Development, Story Mastery Articles, Writing StyleBy Michael HaugeDecember 18, 201413 Comments

Writing and storytelling are filled with rules and maxims that are presented as unbreakable commandments – but which should occasionally be challenged.

Clothes Make the Girl: WORKING GIRL

Clothes Make the Girl: WORKING GIRL

Articles for Novelists, Articles for Screenwriters, Love Stories, Story Mastery Articles, Writing StyleBy Michael HaugeOctober 20, 20145 Comments

Brief, vivid descriptions of the characters and settings in your screenplay, novel or presentation create a vivid movie in the mind of your reader or audience.

LOVE STORIES: The 4 Rules of Romantic Triangles

LOVE STORIES: The 4 Rules of Romantic Triangles

Articles for Novelists, Articles for Screenwriters, Love Stories, Story Mastery ArticlesBy Michael HaugeOctober 8, 2014Leave a comment

When the hero or heroine of your love story or romantic comedy is choosing between two lovers, you must be careful not to lose sympathy for your hero.

LOVE STORIES: The 6 Categories of Romantic Comedy

LOVE STORIES: The 6 Categories of Romantic Comedy

Articles for Novelists, Articles for Screenwriters, Love Stories, Story Mastery ArticlesBy Michael HaugeSeptember 22, 20147 Comments

Romantic comedies – especially Hollywood Romantic comedies – are among the most formulaic of genres, with elements that have consistently contributed to these scripts’ and films’ success.

DESIRE: The Driving Force of All Successful Stories

DESIRE: The Driving Force of All Successful Stories

Articles for Marketers, Articles for Novelists, Articles for Public Speakers, Articles for Screenwriters, Story Mastery Articles, Story StructureBy Michael HaugeSeptember 22, 201410 Comments

In other articles I discuss everything from story structure and adaptation to pitching and marketing your story. But here I want to cover something much more basic.

THE PROLOGUE OPENING

THE PROLOGUE OPENING

Story Mastery Articles, Story StructureBy Michael HaugeSeptember 22, 20146 Comments

The first 10% of your screenplay is what I term the SETUP, during which you must transport the reader from the real world into the world you’ve created.

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR? The King’s Speech

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR? The King’s Speech

Articles for Marketers, Articles for Novelists, Articles for Public Speakers, Articles for Screenwriters, Character Development, Love Stories, Movie Analysis, Story Mastery Articles, TV WritingBy Michael HaugeApril 21, 20149 Comments

Stories are built on a foundation of desire and conflict. To create an emotionally involving and commercially successful screenplay, you must give your hero…

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