To prologue or not to prologue? That is the question. The problem with the prologue is it has kind of gotten a bad rap over the years, especially with agents. They generally hate them. Why? In my opinion, it is because far too many writers don’t use prologues properly and that, in itself, has created its own problem.
Category: Writing Tips
Jul 10 2014
Want More Conflict in Your Novel? Go DM & Balance the Party
We as writers are tasked with creating characters that can easily be mistaken for living breathing people. In order to do this, we have to develop “people” who act in ways consistent with their backgrounds, experiences and beliefs. In other words, we must assign “alignment.”
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Jul 01 2014
Description—How to Make Readers Fall In & Never Escape
I believe that good description can make the difference in a caricature verses a “person” or “place” so real we’re sad to say good-bye when the book ends
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Jun 19 2014
Selling LOTS of Books and Why Bright Ideas Can Go BADLY
I’m here to teach how to write a commercial product, which is something consumers want to…consume. Code for “buy.” Just because we are creating something commercial doesn’t mean it is less-than or “not” art.
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Jun 10 2014
How to Tell if Your Story is On Target—What is Your Book About in ONE Sentence?
Think of your one sentence as your scale-model or your prototype. If the prototype doesn’t generate excitement and interest, it is unlikely the final product will succeed. So revise the prototype until you find something that gets the future audience genuinely excited.
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