A Look at Plot Twists and Smoking Guns
You now have the first ten key scene types presented to you. If you missed the last few Monday posts…
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12 Questions to Ask Your Character about the Setting She Is In
On Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive Today’s post is from Settings in Your Novel…
The First 10 Scenes You Need to Plot for Your Novel
Now that we’ve spent weeks looking at most of the key scenes you need in your novel and that will…
The 5 Key Turning Points in Your Novel
Last week we took a look at the first of five key turning points novelists need to establish in their…
A Look at the First Turning Point in Your Novel
We’re about to look at the “10” in my 10-20-30 Scene Builder concept. I suppose I should come up with…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: Fire Touched
This week’s first page falls under the genres of urban fantasy, action-adventure, and romance. Author Patricia Briggs has many fantasy…
Understanding Premise and the One-Sentence Story Concept
Over the last few weeks we’ve been taking a look at key moments in your novel’s structure. This week, before…
First Pages of Best-Selling Novels: The Selection
Each week, we’ve been taking a look at the first page of best-selling novels of various genres and seeing how…
How Writers Can Bring Setting to Life through Personification
Today’s post is by Becca Puglisi. Settings can be tricky for authors. In our desire to firmly ground readers in…
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