Three Aspects of Your Book’s “Aboutness”: Goal, Question, and Premise
Today’s guest post is by Barbara Linn Probst. So what’s your book about? We’ve all had that question put to…
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Mastering the 4 Key Elements to Support Your Novel
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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Revisiting the Four Primary Pillars of Novel Construction
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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The Sensitive, Passionate Character
We’ve been taking a look at the second key “corner pillar” in this course on the 12 key pillars of…
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Resonating with Both Classic Heroes and Dark Protagonists
We’ve been exploring the first four key pillars of novel construction—the primary supports for any novel. We’re going to look…
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Make Me Like Your Protagonist or I’ll Stop Reading
We’re continuing our look at the second corner pillar of novel construction—protagonist with a goal. Last week we explored how…
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Constructing the Two Goals for the Protagonist in Your Novel
In these first posts in our year-long course, we’re exploring the four corner support pillars in novel construction. These four…
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A Compelling Novel Centers On the Protagonist’s Goal
Do you want to write a compelling story? Think of the word compel. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary has a great definition:…
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