First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: Closer to the Heart
I couldn’t resist including one of my favorite fantasy author’s novels. I’ve read most of Mercedes Lackey’s books, as have…
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Story Endings That Are Just Right
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 Adventuress
Today, for our first-page analysis, we’re going to look at The Adventuress by Tasha Alexander. This novel is the tenth installment in…
Grand Finales: Tips for Writing Great Endings of Novels
Today’s post is reprinted by permission from editor Alan Rinzler. Alan worked for years at the top publishing houses with…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
In this post we’re continuing our look at best-seller first pages. The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto By Mitch Albom is in the…
The Key to Creating a Wholly Believable Character
Last week I talked about the natural action-reaction cycle that’s such an important issue in fiction writing. So many manuscripts…
The Cycle of Action-Reaction in Novel Scenes
You’re in the middle of reading a book. Suddenly you hear a loud crash outside. It sounds as if a…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: The Goldfinch
In this week’s look at best-seller first pages, we’re going to dive into another literary work. Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch won…
3 Ways to Not Lose Your Readers on Your First Page
Readers will often stop reading before they finish the first page of your story. While this has always been true,…
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