Settings in Your Novel That Work As Triggers
When choosing settings for your scenes, you want to think about the kinds of places that will allow the emotions,…
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Setting Your Characters in the Proper Setting
During this year of delving into the heart of your story, I’ve only touched a little on setting. I haven’t…
The Secret to a Stress-Free Novel Journey
Since we’re entering the season of vacations and trip-taking, I thought I’d risk one more time up on my soapbox…
The Inevitable Ending You Know Is Coming
As contradictory as this might sound, endings in novels need to seem inevitable without being predictable. When your reader finishes the book…
Endings that Ruin Your Novel
Have you ever read a great book that carries you all the way to the end, and then the ending…
The Not-So-Long Good-bye
Earlier in the year I covered some tips about creating scenes, and most particularly in discussion about your novel’s first…
Altering the Quality of Time in Your Novel
I don’t think I’ve said all there is to say about plot (no indeed), but I want to take a…
Layers and Layers of Plot, Oh My!
Novelists focus heavily on plot, and rightly they should. Your novel needs a well-crafted and believable plot. A good story…
Plots ~ Bigger Is Better
If you’ve been following this blog all year, you may have noticed I haven’t gone into plot at all except…
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