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7 things that can help your book

Nicholas C. Rossis's avatarNicholas C. Rossis

JudgeACoverThere is a lot of writing advice out there for authors, to help with anything from pacing to vocabulary.  I recently came across a post by Ashley LaMar titled 7 Things your Readers Want to See in your Books, which I appreciated for including some of the things I find particularly important to a good book.

Here is a brief summary of her points, along with my comments:

  • A thrilling opening paragraph.  A lot of advice stresses the importance of the first sentence, but this can be misleading.  It is the whole paragraph rather than the first sentence that will tell you whether a book will be good or not.
  • Don’t tell the reader everything.  Let a little mystery persist, at least at the beginning.  Present facts, but don’t explain from the start how things ended up that way.  That way, the reader will get hooked to the…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

2 comments on “7 things that can help your book

  1. Thank you for the reblog! Have a great weekend! 🙂

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