
My long-awaited writing craft book Writing the Heart of Your Story is now available as an ebook and you can get it here! This book is a compilation of the year-long course I ran on this blog in 2012—but so much more! I’m all about writing not good but great novels, and the purpose of Writing the Heart of Your Story is to help you write a terrific, memorable novel. (For the print paperback, click here)
By way of introduction, here are some thoughts discussed in the book—important things for novelists to think about when deciding to commit the time and effort toward crafting a novel. May this book be just the guide you need—showing you how to get to the heart of your story so you can touch readers’ hearts.
What would you say was the difference between a good book and a great one? Between a forgettable novel and a classic that lingers long in your memory, maybe even for years? Between a book with a title and plot you’ve forgotten mere days after you read it and one with lines that haunt you for years, and characters that seem so real you find yourself thinking about them over a lifetime and wondering what they would say or do in a given situation? Some good books provide an entertaining read, much like a good meal will satisfy. But then there are those other books. Continue Reading…