Writing to Market Isn't Chasing Trends
A writer's guide to positioning your book in the right micro-market so readers who will love it can actually find it, without sacrificing your unique voice or artistic vision.
Forging Acts: Building Story Movements That Heat, Strike, and Transform
A dwarven forge guide to shaping each act as a full heat–strike–cool–inspect cycle so your story’s big movements create irreversible shifts instead of saggy middles or rushed endings.
Designing Sequences: How to Build Mini-Arcs That Actually Pay Off
A dwarven forge guide to chaining scenes around one sharp question so each sequence escalates, turns, and pays off instead of just circling the anvil.
How to Perform a Beat Audit on Your Chapter
A step-by-step dwarven guide to tagging the beats that make each chapter turn.
Dwarven Council Scene
Darrik tries to convince the Council to reopen Tunnel 7 and authorize a rescue
Forging Unforgettable Scenes: Goal, Conflict, and Turning Point
Learn the fundamental building block of great stories.
The Units of Story — From the Beat to the Global Story
Learn the six essential building blocks of every great story.