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The Story Gets Better When the Villain Tells It Most writers are told the same thing when they begin. Make your hero likable. Give readers someone to cheer for. Stay close to the safe side of storytelling. But what happens if you do the opposite? What happens if the person guiding the reader through the…
8 different types of antagonists in your novel can you create more than a standard villain who wants to take over the world? For a new writer, they might feel limited in how to create a villain for their new novel, influenced by blockbuster movies that create a standard villain. But is there more…
How to Make Every Scene Matter in Your Novel Most new writers don’t fail because they lack imagination. They fail because they try to write a novel all at once. Three hundred pages feels impossible. Somewhere in the middle the story loses direction. Characters wander. Momentum disappears. But experienced writers quietly use a different approach….
Why Readers Turn Pages (And Why Most Writers Lose Them on Page One) Here’s a hard truth: Most novels don’t fail because the writing is bad.They fail because nothing compels the reader to ask a question. And if the reader isn’t asking something —they aren’t reading for long. Great storytelling isn’t about giving answers.It’s about…
why you should ignore online literary critics Do they have anything worthwhile to say or have they become literary trolls now? Can your life as a writer benefit from what critics online have to say, or are they wasting your time? Was there ever a time when critics had anything worth saying or was…
how to write your novel like a movie director see it as a movie in your mind. see the little details. play it out like you’re in a theater New writers struggle to see their novel. Not knowing what to write down. Is there a secret to being a better writer? What can be…
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