become a great writer
Who’s your most boring character in your novel? how can this be fixed? do you put yourself into your own story? how does this hurt you? Chances are the most boring character in your novel is your lead character. Don’t feel bad most writers make this mistake. But this is not good because the…
Understanding a character’s wants and needs what are they? how does it affect their actions? how do they affect the outcome of a novel? There is a difference in what a character “wants” and a character’s “needs.” A story starts out with two characters the protagonist and the antagonist. They both “want” something. They…
The greatest tip on how to be a great writer. seeing your own work like an editor. stepping back and seeing it from a distance. What is the greatest rule? Having the ability to step back from your work and see it as though it’s someone else’s book. The ability to see the bigger…
How to control your novel’s pace How to make sure it doesn’t move too slowly or move too fast. seeing it like the gears in a car. Your novel is like a car moving down the road. You start off in 1st gear and move to the next. Working your way up to 5th…
How to have a great villain for your novel What makes them work. how you can sell your villain. what the reader looks for in a villain. The main rule to follow when writing a novel is to make your villain bigger and stronger than your hero. The reader will fear for your hero….
Why you shouldn’t mix genres when starting out how it benefits you to stay with one genre when you’re new. how it sells your book. Imagine you worked in a Blockbuster video store and you had to put away a group of videos back onto the shelves, sounds straightforward. If you had the movie…
Seeing things through a literary agent’s eyes knowing what they’re looking for. how you can work with them. how to get signed. Your average writer believes finding a literary agent is straightforward and easy. Believing they can send an email to an agent, signed in a few days, and have their novel published by…
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