Tag Archive | how to write a novel
How to Write Endings that “Wow!”
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Once again, I invited blogger and copywriter Alex Limberg to spread his nuggets of wisdom amongst us. Today, he is closing in on closings. He is showing us several “typical closing styles” you can use as templates for your own stories. Yes, just rip them off mercilessly. Alex…
3 Step Method to Finding and Fixing Plot Holes
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
My latest novel, The Terminarch Plot, is probably my most ambitious work yet. I spent at least 6 months designing the backstory and various otherworldly settings where the series would take place. However, once the first novel was complete and off to the beta-readers, I was informed right away…
Deep P.O.V. Part Two—Crawling Inside Your Characters
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
This GORGEOUS image via Flickr Creative Commons, courtesy of Aimannesse Photography Last time we talked about the history and evolution of POV (Point of View) and why certain types of POV might not be the best choice for a modern reader. We also talked about what is often…
3 Personal Benefits of Writing a Novel
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
I’ve written four novels now (if you include that terrible teen-becomes-werewolf novel I wrote in high school for a contest but never published) and I suppose that might make me somewhat of an authority to someone who is thinking about sitting down at a computer or legal pad…
Using First Person When Your Narrator Is A Jerk
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
I’m three chapters and over three thousand words into writing my WIP. I reached a point yesterday where I stared at a passage and just didn’t know how I was going to write it in third person singular and get the true nuances of what my main character…
How to Write Your Novel In Under 20 Minutes by Simon Van Booy
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
And now it is time for a Saturday morning pep talk, writers. Simon Van Booy, writer of several short stories, novels and other award winning text, who has also written some intriguing philosophy books, gives his two cents on writing and planning a novel…and why everyone should. This…
7 Things Every Fictional Character Needs
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
I’m currently crafting some character biographies for a new series I’m writing and thought I would share a few things about how I go about creating characters. I’ve gleaned this from several sources, from my days in college writing classes and from just figuring things out over time.…
Writers Need a Vacation, Not A Trip
Originally posted on Writing Is Hard Work:
? The sunset out the front door of my brother-in-law’s house. ? I recently returned from Albion, Indiana where I visited my wife’s brother and his six children. We had made the 16 hour drive from Oklahoma because my wife’s brother, his wife and his two oldest children…
The Seven Deadly Sins of Prologues
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flikr Creative Commons, via Mikko Luntiala To prologue or not to prologue? That is the question. The problem with the prologue is it has kind of gotten a bad rap over the years, especially with agents. They generally hate them. Why? In my opinion, it is…
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