Your magnum opus is too complicated. Novels are big, but you can still only fit so much in there. That’s because readers have to use their precious brainpower keeping track of whatever you put down.Simplifying your storywill probably be essential to make it into something your audience will...
Bestselling and award-winning author Simone St. James shares five tips for writing scary stories and horror novels that readers will love to fear.
You might have a bunch of different ideas for novels, or maybe just one idea that you’ve been carrying around for a long time. Novels have all sorts of starting points – C.S. Lewis’sThe Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobestemmed from an image that Lewis had in his head of “a Fau...
Since teens are naturally in a stage of constant self-reflection, it makes sense that the stories themselves are also full of self-reflection and internality. Because of this, YA novels are often told from the first-person point of view. Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll…Yes, No, Maybe?
An essential roadmap for both new and veteran writers. ~ ELIZABETH SPANN CRAIG, author of 25+ cozy mysteries (including the bestselling Myrtle Clover series) and award-winning blogger As I read SPARKLING STORY DRAFTS, I wrote a ton of sticky notes to improve my already published novels and ...
Short stories are tricky beasts, and when I first attempted them, I couldn’t figure out what was going wrong. To save you time (and hopefully some angst), here are my tips for writing short fiction – the ones I wish I’d known from the beginning!
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This last example I borrowed from one of my novels. The “no, but” construction is in bold. For clarity, Poe is a crow. “You bought Poe a necklace,” he said as a statement, not a question. “After eleven p.m.” “Yep.” ...
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But for you, writing’s a passion (perhaps even an obsession). You always return to it. Always. Although you’re passionate about writing screenplays or novels, it’s not just a hobby. Not for you. See, you’re a practical person. ...