Understanding Premise and the One-Sentence Story Concept
Over the last few weeks we’ve been taking a look at key moments in your novel’s structure. This week, before…
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Ways Novelists Can Break from the Structural Rules
We’ve been looking at the downside to the three-act structure these last two weeks, and I’ve shared my thoughts on…
The Burden on Novelists to Craft a Great Ending
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Scene Structure: Should Writers Begin Scenes in Omniscient POV?
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…
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