Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
Search your stories for text or practices that leach the power out of your characters’ declarations. A consideration of question tags.
All genres have reader expectations or requirements. Explore the falling-in-love part of romances.
Continue reading Show the Love—Genre Requirements (Romance) »
Don’t apologize for your characters or try to hide or downplay the kind of people they are. Write characters and story events without hesitation.
Take a lesson from Olympic TV coverage and interest your readers in your characters and the ordeals they undergo. Make readers care about characters and a story’s outcome.
Continue reading Anticipation and Uncertainty—Lessons From TV Sports »
Rather than focus only on plot events as you write scenes, try purposely pairing characters that you normally wouldn’t put together in a scene.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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