What will your characters do?
From across the country for the past few weeks, we’ve been seeing how people react to needing to give up normal activities.
If you’re writing a novel, that information might prove useful. While I doubt your story involves a global pandemic, you can still apply these insights into human behavior.
If your novel has characters, it’s likely they … Continue reading
… from that problem
Are you stymied by a snag with a writing project? The answer may be easier than you suspect: Step away from it and work on something else, anything else. Even better, sleep on it.
Come back to the problem the next day and trust your subconscious mind has been working on it while you slept.
Late yesterday afternoon, I … Continue reading
Cliffhangers still work.
The copy of The Warsaw Protocol by Steve Berry that my wife brought me from the library was labeled Rapid Read. Instead of three weeks, I’d have to complete the 384-page novel in just one.
That wasn’t a problem. Berry had used time-honored techniques to keep readers engaged. First, he used multiple point-of-view characters, alternating between their perspectives — with … Continue reading