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Mastering the 4 Key Elements to Support Your Novel

Mastering the 4 Key Elements to Support Your Novel

March 15, 2018

Since we’ve been exploring masterful writing over these last few months (and will continue to do so), I want to…

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The Essential Ingredient in Your Novel’s Concept

The Essential Ingredient in Your Novel’s Concept

October 23, 2017

I want to talk about concept a bit today. I believe a lot of novels fail at the concept stage….

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Revisiting the Four Primary Pillars of Novel Construction

Revisiting the Four Primary Pillars of Novel Construction

June 4, 2014

Over the last five-plus months we’ve been exploring the four primary, essential components of novel building, which I label in…

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Kicking High Concept into High Gear

Kicking High Concept into High Gear

February 5, 2014

We’ve been exploring the first key pillar of novel construction—concept with a kicker. Last week I explained that a novel…

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Coming Up with a Kicker of a Concept

Coming Up with a Kicker of a Concept

January 29, 2014

We’re taking a close look in these first posts on novel construction at the four main corner pillars. To recap…

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An Idea Does Not a Novel Make

An Idea Does Not a Novel Make

January 22, 2014

We’re now starting to delve into the first pillar of novel construction—concept with a kicker. I introduced the 12 key…

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Novel Construction Begins with Concept

Novel Construction Begins with Concept

January 15, 2014

Last week we dove into the idea of constructing a novel, likening a novel to the roof of a building….

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