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Writing a book is hard. You know it. I know it. There’s no hiding from the truth. So are there days…
Ways Novelists Can Break from the Structural Rules
We’ve been looking at the downside to the three-act structure these last two weeks, and I’ve shared my thoughts on…
Are You Letting Hedging Sabotage Your Writing?
Today’s guest post is by international best-selling author Jerry B. Jenkins: A common error I see in beginners’ manuscripts is…
Turning Your Writing Passion into a Clear Vision for Success
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from popular past posts on Live Write Thrive. From Sell Your Passion…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
For this week’s first-page examination, we’re going to dive into my favorite book that I listened to last year—The Ocean…
How to Break Up Your Novel into Definable Sections
Last week I started diving into the three-act structure and explained that such structure is random and arbitrary. While many…
The Importance of Creating a Rich History for Your Characters
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from popular past posts on Live Write Thrive. From History as Mystery:…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: All the Light We Cannot See
This week we’re going to look at the first page of the highly acclaimed novel All the Light We Cannot…
What Writers May Not Know about the “Required” Three-Act Structure
I’m going to spend some weeks on tearing apart novel structure. I’ve hesitated over the years to get into this….