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…
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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…
Create Key Moments with Secondary Characters
Before we move away from characters for a while, I’d like to get you thinking a bit more about those…
Secondary Characters Have a Life of Their Own
We all need a supporting cast in our novels. Secondary characters have to be in there, unless your book is…
Bad Guys Have a Story to Tell
Last week I dove into bad guys in your fiction. Before you say you don’t have a clear antagonist in…
Bad Guys Aren’t All That Bad (or at least they shouldn’t be)
We’ve been exploring characters in novels these past week. Today, I want to take a little bit of time talking…
History as Mystery
We’ve gone over some nifty things about character in the last few weeks. Hopefully by now you have gotten a…
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