Category: working your novel

Applying complex psychology to your characters  How to apply it to your novel. how it helps tell your story. how to make your characters real.   One of the hardest things to do as a writer is understand the complexity of the mind in your writing.  There are two words we live in, the straightforward…

Understanding character arcs in your novel. Why they are important. how to create one. how they can flow through the story.   When you read books on how to write a novel you’re told about character arcs and how they’re important for the success of a book.  But what is a character arc?  And why…

The Choice That Defines Your Hero Most writers think a story is about what the hero wants. It isn’t. It’s about what they need — and whether they have the courage to choose it. If you misunderstand that difference, your ending will feel flat. If you master it, your story will feel inevitable. Let’s break…

Are you too old to start writing a novel? Do you have to start when you’re young? what about great writers when did they start?   There’s a silly idea the public has towards writing, a belief a writer has to be born an amazing writer and you have to start writing at a young…