Creating a Protagonist? Give Them the “It” Factor
If a character has the “it” factor means he or she is someone special. Memorable. A character with charisma. How to develop a protagonist with these qualities? Read on…
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Improve Your Fiction Writing Skills with Poetry
Writing poetry will strengthen your fiction and make it matter. That is why you should write poetry—to write what matters. What better reason to write than to get in touch and explore the genuine feeling within you?
Creating The Compelling Protagonist: Three No-Fail Writing Strategies
One of the most important aspects of a page-turner is a strong reader-protagonist connection. Use any one or better yet, all of these three techniques and you are well on your way to writing a bestselling protagonist.
Opening Lines of Books: Hook Your Reader
Opening lines of books. So short. So simple. So important and hard to get right. You need them to hook your reader and pull them in. To make it so that reader has to read on. How do you do that? One of my friends has Yoda for a grandmother. Okay, not really. But that … [Read more…]
Best Writing Tools–My “How To Write” Bookshelf
I love books, writing books included. I have them all. Well, maybe not all, but I do have quite a few, and my collection constantly grows. I read them, highlight passages, make notes, and then if they are truly excellent I keep them on my “How to Write” bookshelf. These are the books I reach … [Read more…]