Ramping Tension to the Max in Your Novel
I hope I don’t need to tell you why you need tension in your novel. If I do, then I…
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Connecting Your Characters to Settings in Your Novel
We’ve been looking at settings in your novel: the overall milieu or locale that your story takes place in, as…
Showing Settings through the Eyes of Your Characters
“It is impossible to powerfully capture a place via objective description—at least to capture it in a way that readers…
How Settings and Locale Shape Us and the Characters We Create
If you think settings in a novel are inconsequential, think again. Consider for a moment how locale has shaped you….
Setting with a Purpose
Sad but true, setting and locale in novels is mostly ignored. It’s as if writers feel they must sacrifice attention…
The Secret to Crafting Genuine Characters for Your Novel
Think about what makes you interested or drawn to certain people. What qualities of theirs pull you in? Is it…
Add a Bit of Romance to Your Novel
There are three basic secondary character role types in novels, and we’ve looked at the first two: the nemesis or…
Characters in Novels That Are Allies and Reflections
We’ve been looking at secondary characters in novels these past few weeks, and there is so much more to say…
The Nemesis Character Type in Your Story
Novels need a cast of characters, and developing rich secondary characters is a pillar of novel construction that cannot be…
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