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…
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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…
What You Might Not Know about Scene Middles
As we continue our look at scene structure and get into middles, I’d first like to talk about overall scene…
How Writers Can Take a Lesson from Late-Blooming Writers
Today’s post is by author J. M. Orend. Writing is not for the faint of heart. It can take months…
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