Go On! Make a Bad Decision! Your Story Will Thank You
Still life. A painting term for something captured in time. Frozen, unmoving, maybe even perfect. Looks pretty. Gets a little boring after a while. Is far from real life, isn't it?
Still life never makes a good story.
Bad decisions? They do.
Bad decisions is how your plot is furthered. Whether you're writing memoir, fiction, or nonfiction, it's like…