Guest post by: Kimberly Lang Oh, I know you’ve heard people tell you this. It’s one of the first pieces of advice you get as a beginning writer. It never stuck for me, though, because I couldn’t figure out the how and the why of a writing “habit.” It wasn’t until I started doing research … [Read more…]
Article Three in How to Write a Scene – Show Motivation with Sequel by Lori Devoti, a How To Write Fiction Series. Sequel Defined: (Swain, Techniques of the Selling Writer) “A sequel is a unit of transition that links two scenes….It sets forth your focal character’s reaction to the scene just completed, and provides … [Read more…]
How to Start a Novel and Keep Your Readers Reading is a guest post by Molly O’Keefe Molly O’Keefe is the Rita-Award-winning author of over fifteen romance novels. She published her first Harlequin romance at age 25 and hasn’t looked back. She loves exploring every character’s road towards happily ever after. How to start a … [Read more…]
Miss the first article in How to Write a Scene series? Read it here. Article Two in How to Write a Scene, Scene Structure: Goal, Conflict, Disaster by Lori Devoti, a How To Write Fiction Series. Goal, Conflict, Disaster is the basic scene structure of every good scene and yes, this means every scene should … [Read more…]
The only thing necessary to be successful at setting goals for writers is to have a dream. Luckily that’s something at which writers tend to excel. Dreams are not only inspiring but vital to living a full and meaningful life. What do you want from your writing? Go ahead, dare to dream. List them. The next … [Read more…]