An Alternative Writing Strategy

This book began as a personal project: a collection of questions mined from the far reaches of the internet and my brain to help work through some roadblocks in my own WIP. When you’re 50,000+ words deep in story, it can be hard to remember what you started off doing in the first place.

These open-ended questions try to look at the project from a different angle. That way, you can make connections and jumpstart a few “ah-ha!” moments. Before you know it, you’re back on the road.

The Ultimate Story Questionnaire

I started accumulating a list of things to ask to more efficiently restarting that literary engine. I organized them, printed them out, and took the stack of paper to FedEx for binding. That was where I intended the project to die.

Problem was- I liked it. I liked it a lot. What I ended up with was the rough draft of Work In Progress, and I kept adding questions, and more questions, until I inevitably, had it bound so I could share it with writers like you.

Multiple Sections to Skip Through

Section 1 is designed to get your story out of your head and onto the page. Each chapter focuses on one element to flesh out plot, protagonist, world-building, antagonist, and more.

Section 2 has questions targeted at specific genres. Here, you’ll find questions about romance, fantasy and magic, mystery, historical fiction, and more.

Section 3 is all about story progression. Visit each of these chapters as you reach a milestones and reorient yourself.