Endings That Spark Beginnings
I covered scene beginnings and middles over the last few weeks, so let’s look at endings. Just like beginnings, endings…
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Muddle the Middle of Your Scenes
I went into detail about scene beginnings last week, and I’ll be spending a bit more time on scene structure…
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Don’t Go Nowhere Fast
Scenes must have a point to them or they shouldn’t be in your novel. I’ll repeat that. Scenes must have…
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Creating “Moments” So You Don’t Bore Your Reader
We’re looking at scenes right now, and in my last post I talked about creating each scene so that it’s…
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The Defining of a Scene
While we’re on this multi-monthlong discussion of all the essential elements needed in your first few pages, I want to…
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Where’s My Voice?
One of the essential elements needed on your first page (and that continues through to the end of your novel)…
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Seeing the World through Your Character’s Eyes
One of the essential things you need to do in your first scene is ground your protagonist in her setting….
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The True Essence of Character
While we’re pausing a bit in this in-depth look at your first scene to examine how you introduce your protagonist,…
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Ordinary People Are Just Plain Boring
I want to talk a little about the introduction of your protagonist. The opening of your book presents a key…
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