Some story ideas arrive fully formed, while others are just a single line waiting to grow. The Snowflake Method offers writers a systematic way to build from that one concept into a complete novel—layering plot and character iteratively, like a snowflake forming in the sky, until it becomes something beautiful.
Discover Kenneth W. Myers' January 2026 newsletter featuring updates on his novel Please Subscribe, insights into Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beat sheet for sci-fi and fantasy writers, book recommendations including The Shattered King, and reflections on persistence over perfection when pursuing your 2026 writing goals.
Your world-building is brilliant, your magic system flawless—so why are readers dropping your book after three chapters? The problem isn't your ideas. It's your plot structure. Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beat sheet offers sci-fi and fantasy writers a flexible roadmap to balance stunning world-building with compelling narrative momentum that keeps readers hooked.
November showed me I can always do a bit more. With the challenge of writing 50,000 words in one month, I found I needed to use every free moment to write. Once I filled every moment with writing, I was easily hitting my word count each day. I believe you can do it too.
Castle explorations in Canada, progress on Lords of Wishermoore, and a spotlight on the upcoming thriller The Day the Earth Went Dark—where a communications specialist has 48 hours to save humanity from a shapeshifting alien infiltrator. Plus reflections on stress management after an airport nightmare and October's best reads.
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