20 Key Scenes for Writers of Romance Novels
Last week we began a discussion on romance novel structure. While just about any story of any genre can work…
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How to Layer Scenes in a Romance Novel
This week (and for over some additional weeks) I’m going to show you how you can layer those next ten…
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How to Weave a Subplot into the Structure of Your Novel
This week we’re going to explore how novelists can layer a series of scenes over the foundational structure that’s already…
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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…
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Ways Novelists Can Break from the Structural Rules
We’ve been looking at the downside to the three-act structure these last two weeks, and I’ve shared my thoughts on…
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The Burden on Novelists to Craft a Great Ending
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…
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Story Endings That Are Just Right
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re looking at excerpts from past posts on Live Write Thrive that tie in with…
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Grand Finales: Tips for Writing Great Endings of Novels
Today’s post is reprinted by permission from editor Alan Rinzler. Alan worked for years at the top publishing houses with…
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The Key to Creating a Wholly Believable Character
Last week I talked about the natural action-reaction cycle that’s such an important issue in fiction writing. So many manuscripts…
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