Tag Archives: How to write a book
Avoid Sagging Middles and Lackluster Endings #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
How You Can Have a Riveting Book Without Sagging Middles and Lackluster Endings The following is an excerpt from my book, The Plot Thickens: 21 Ways to Plot Your Novel. A link to buy can be found here. The second chapter addresses how to avoid sagging middles and lackluster endings. The novel’s middle is vital…
How to Take the Headache Out of Starting Your Book—The Opening Hook
The Opening Hook The following is an excerpt from my book, The Plot Thickens: 21 Ways to Plot Your Novel. A link to buy can be found here. The first chapter addresses the importance of writing the opening hook. How to Take the Headache Out of Starting Your Book STOP STARING at that blinking curser…
What to Name Your Fictional Character
What to name your fictional character One of the problems (and there are many) a writer faces is what to name your fictional character. A small minority (I don’t know of any) pick a random name and go with it. Others agonize, change, switch and procrastinate until they find the perfect name. Personally, I don’t…