Larry Brooks
American novelist and writing-craft instructor best known for Story Engineering, Story Physics, and Story Fix, as well as thrillers like Darkness Bound and Deadly Faux; founder of the Storyfix.com blog and a proponent of structure-focused storytelling.
Books
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1. Story Engineering
Mastering the 6 Core Competencies of Successful Writing
A practical guide to crafting publishable fiction through six core competencies—concept, character, theme, structure, scene execution, and writing voice—showing how they interlock within a four-part narrative model marked by milestones like plot points, pinch points, and the midpoint. It provides checklists, examples, and planning strategies to help both outliners and discovery writers strengthen premise, deepen stakes, and build momentum from setup to resolution.
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