Three Aspects of Your Book’s “Aboutness”: Goal, Question, and Premise
Today’s guest post is by Barbara Linn Probst. So what’s your book about? We’ve all had that question put to…
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Mastering the 4 Key Elements to Support Your Novel
Since we’ve been exploring masterful writing over these last few months (and will continue to do so), I want to…
Revisiting the Four Primary Pillars of Novel Construction
Over the last five-plus months we’ve been exploring the four primary, essential components of novel building, which I label in…
The Sensitive, Passionate Character
We’ve been taking a look at the second key “corner pillar” in this course on the 12 key pillars of…
Resonating with Both Classic Heroes and Dark Protagonists
We’ve been exploring the first four key pillars of novel construction—the primary supports for any novel. We’re going to look…
Make Me Like Your Protagonist or I’ll Stop Reading
We’re continuing our look at the second corner pillar of novel construction—protagonist with a goal. Last week we explored how…
Constructing the Two Goals for the Protagonist in Your Novel
In these first posts in our year-long course, we’re exploring the four corner support pillars in novel construction. These four…
A Compelling Novel Centers On the Protagonist’s Goal
Do you want to write a compelling story? Think of the word compel. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary has a great definition:…
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