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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…
27 Differences in amateur and professional writers Which one are you? How to go from being one to the other. How are they different? If you had to make a list of the differences between the two what would you put on it? Is there a difference? What are the biggest things that point…
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…
Secrets Successful Writers Rarely Talk About You sit at your laptop waiting for inspiration to arrive. You want to write something unforgettable — a novel readers talk about years later. But instead of chapters, you get doubt. Meanwhile, bookstores are filled with authors selling millions of copies. You wonder: What do they know that I…
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…
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