Too many authors are reworking those first chapters, polishing the prose, adding description when all along the problem is there is no clear story goal or the stakes are too low or the timeline is not there or too loose.
Tag: how to write a novel
Aug 15 2016
Description—The Good the Bad and the Just Please STOP
Can we be really honest about our description? Is it really remarkable or simply filling space? Are we weaving a spell that captures readers or are we boring them into a coma?
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Jul 29 2016
4 Powerful Ways to Improve Your Writing
When you start out writing, like with any new skill, what you are doing just feels clumsy and deficient. The ugly truth is, the beginning stage is painful for novices of any field.
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May 13 2016
Making Fiction Come Alive! Using the Senses for Maximum Impact
Anything that talks to our senses feels a lot more real to us. It is through senses that we experience our entire world. We crave sensory experiences.
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Nov 02 2015
How Writing Quickly Can Improve Your Storytelling
Here’s my explanation of why writing faster than we “are comfortable” can produce fiction just as good (if not better) than a work that’s been written slowly and deliberately.
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