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THE GREATEST TIP ON HOW TO BE A GREAT WRITER

The Greatest Tip On How To Be A Great Writer

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

The greatest tip on how to be a great writer. seeing your own work like an editor. stepping back and seeing it from a distance.   What is the greatest rule?  Having the ability to step back from your work and see it as though it’s someone else’s book.  The ability to see the bigger…

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CONTROL NOVEL'S PACE

How To Control Your Novel’s Pace

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

How to control your novel’s pace How to make sure it doesn’t move too slowly or move too fast. seeing it like the gears in a car.   Your novel is like a car moving down the road.  You start off in 1st gear and move to the next. Working your way up to 5th…

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HOW TO HAVE A GREAT VILLAIN FOR YOUR NOVEL-2

How To Have A Great Villain For Your Novel

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

How to have a great villain for your novel What makes them work. how you can sell your villain. what the reader looks for in a villain.   The main rule to follow when writing a novel is to make your villain bigger and stronger than your hero. The reader will fear for your hero….

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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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SEEING things through a literary agent's eyes

Seeing Things Through A Literary Agent’s Eyes

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

Seeing things through a literary agent’s eyes knowing what they’re looking for. how you can work with them. how to get signed.   Your average writer believes finding a literary agent is straightforward and easy.  Believing they can send an email to an agent, signed in a few days, and have their novel published by…

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ARE YOU TOO OLD TO START WRITING A NOVEL?

Are You Too Old To Start Writing A Novel?

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

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…

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WHICH PART OF YOUR NOVEL DO YOU START WRITING FIRST?

Which Part Of The Novel Do You Start Writing First?

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

Which part of the novel do you start writing first? do you start with the beginning, ending or the middle? what do famous writers do?   One of the biggest problems a writer has is not knowing where to start when they have an idea for a great novel.  They might have the ending or…

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