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12 Weeks to Writing Your 10 Key Scenes
Anyone who tells you that writing a novel is easy doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Plain and simple. Great…
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The Secret Formula to Writing the Commercially Successful Novel
I’ve been writing novels for more than three decades, and while I have learned a lot about how unpredictable the…
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The Punch at the End of Your Novel Scenes
I’m sure you’ve heard people tell jokes. Whether you’ve listened to stand-up comics on a stage who are masters at…
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Writing Scenes with a Purpose
I know this may sound silly and obvious, but your scenes need to have a purpose. Thing is, so many…
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Premise Determines How Many Characters You Should Have in Your Novel
When I think about the many novels I’ve written, I realize I don’t always start with a plot idea. Sometimes…
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Every Novel Scene Should Contain a Death
I hope that catchy title intrigues you. I’ll explain. I’ve launched my new online course Emotional Mastery for Fiction Writers,…
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Mastering Emotion a Must for Fiction Writers
One of the biggest complaints I hear from literary agents is the manuscripts they read fail to move them. They…
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Action That Evokes Emotion in Your Readers
Have you ever read a passage in a novel that made you cry? Stirred up indignation? Real terror? I am…
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