First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: Rogue Lawyer
In our weekly look at first pages of best sellers, we’re examining what works and what doesn’t. We’ve covered numerous…
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How Novelists Can Benefit from Using Cinematic Scene Structure
We’ve covered a lot of diverse topics in this mulit-month look at scene structure. I mentioned in January how weak…
If You Don’t Learn This Truth, You May Be Missing Out on Big Book Sales
I’m going to share with you the #1 reason I feel novelists—and probably many nonfiction writers—see their books flop instead…
Scene Structure: Cinematic Scene Openings for Novelists
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: The Invention of Wings
Let’s dive into this week’s examination of another best-seller’s first page. In this post we’re examining Sue Monk Kidd’s novel,…
How Writers Can Create Continuity in Showing the Passing of Time
Continuity is so important in a novel. Readers should be able to move from one scene to the next without…
How Targeting Genre Can Make the Difference in Your Writing Career
Face it: with more than 4,000 new ebooks published daily, the chance that your novel will sell big is slim. 99% of…
Scene Structure: Endings—Inevitable or Unpredictable?
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: Almost a Bride
This week, in our examination of first pages of best-selling novels, we’re taking a look at Patricia McLinn’s novel Almost a…
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