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BORING CHARACTER YOUR NOVEL?

Who’s Your Most Boring Character In Your Novel?

Posted on April 21, 2021February 12, 2025 by mark

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…

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SHOULDN'T MIX GENRES

Why You Shouldn’t Mix Genres When Starting Out

Posted on April 20, 2021February 12, 2025 by mark

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…

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LEARN HOW TO MASTER THE BOOK PUBLISHING BUSINESS

Learn How To Master The Book Publishing Business

Posted on April 20, 2021February 12, 2025 by mark

Learn how to master the book publishing business. How they work and what you can do to get published. see from their point of view.   What is the golden rule for all new writers?  Never submit your dream novel as your first novel. Why? Because as a first-time writer you’re more than likely will…

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SWITCH GENRES

Why You Shouldn’t Switch Genres Halfway Through

Posted on April 20, 2021February 12, 2025 by mark

 Why you shouldn’t switch genres halfway through. how you can stay focused on the genre you are writing about. not changing it.   There’s one thing you should avoid when writing a novel, that’s changing your overall idea and switching genre halfway through your first draft to something completely different.  And instead of rewriting the…

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WHY THE MIDDLE OF YOUR STORY IS THE WEAKEST

Why The Middle Of Your Story Is The Weakest

Posted on April 20, 2021February 12, 2025 by mark

Why the middle of your story is the weakest. how can this be fixed? what you can do as a writer to keep the reader interested    Has someone stopped reading your novel saying, “It lost me halfway in.”  “Your story wandered and I was confused.  The middle of your story was the weakest.” An…

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