“Want to know one of the fastest ways to beat writer’s block? Copy your favorite novel.” Wait. Don’t close this page. I’m not telling you to plagiarize someone else’s work. I’m talking about one of the oldest creative exercises writers use to understand story structure and spark new ideas. If you’ve ever stared at a…
Why Rushing Your Story Is Killing It There’s one thing the film and publishing industries fear more than anything right now. It’s not bad reviews.It’s not competition. It’s boredom. More specifically—the fear that the audience will get bored… reach for their phone… and never come back. And that fear is quietly damaging storytelling in a…
Should You Buy Apps to Help With Novel Writing? Every new writer eventually asks the same question: Do I need writing apps to create a good novel? If you browse the internet, it can feel like the answer is yes.There are apps promising to help you plan your plot, design characters, structure your chapters, and…
How to Research for Your Novel Without Drowning in Details You’ve got a great idea for a novel. Maybe it involves firefighters battling a blaze. Maybe a SWAT team rescuing hostages. Maybe a doctor racing to save a patient in the operating room. There’s just one small problem. You have no idea how any…
Your Ending Is Your Story Opening Hook Most novels don’t fail in the first chapter. They fail in the last one. Because no matter how gripping your beginning is, no matter how strong your characters are, readers don’t remember the middle. They remember how it all ends. And if the ending doesn’t land… the…
How to Control Your Novel’s Pace Nothing pulls a reader out of a story faster than bad pacing. One moment the novel is racing forward toward a big reveal…and suddenly the story slams on the brakes for a long flashback or a page of description. The tension disappears. The reader skims ahead. And the…
Seeing Publishing Through a Literary Agent’s Eyes Most new writers believe finding a literary agent is the finish line. Send a query.Get signed.Book gets published. Simple. But that isn’t how publishing actually works. To understand why agents say “no” so often, you need to look at the process from their side of the desk. Because…
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