Category: novel writing

How Stephen King Creates Suspense Readers Can’t Escape (And How You Can Use the Same Techniques Today) You’ve probably experienced it. You sit down to read for a few minutes… and suddenly two hours disappear. The room fades away. Your phone rings and you’re almost annoyed — because for a moment you weren’t in your…

Destroying 30 myths about being a writer   What are the odd ones?  Can any of them be believed?  How can they help with your novel? Over time there have been some silly myths about writers that sadly new writers believe.  Some of the myths are downright weird.  But it doesn’t stop people from believing…

How to examine your novel close-up and overall    Using a microscope and telescope for novel writing.  How do they help?  What can be learned from the two that will make you a better writer?  Imagine how your life can change if you mastered the ability to see your novel up close and from a…

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…

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 Stephen king is not a horror writer why he is more than that. what his secret is. how you can learn from his writing to be better.   Is it possible to write like Stephen King? Many have tried but they fail, how is this?  What does Stephen King that so many miss out…

Why Readers Never Forget Great Villains (And How You Can Create One) Close your eyes for a moment. You can probably picture a great villain instantly. A mask. A voice. A way of standing in a room. That isn’t an accident. The most memorable antagonists in storytelling history aren’t remembered only for what they do….