There’s nothing like spending time on site.
No matter your book’s setting, readers expect you’ll not only set the scene with vivid details, but also that you’ll get those details right. It’s hard to achieve that if you’ve done all your research online.
My wife and I just returned from a … Continue reading
Does the start of your novel offer close-ups?
When I saw at the library the latest novel in an alternative-history series, I snapped it up.
Why wouldn’t I? The previous dozen volumes had not only explored an intriguing premise, but they’d show it to me through the perspectives of an well-developed cast.
Not the latest novel. The prologue, after briefly introducing one character, immediately brought another on … Continue reading
Have you worked to ensure their interest?
I looked forward to that novel. But as hard as I tried, I couldn’t finish it.
In theory, I should have enjoyed the story. I’d read all the previous books in the series and was attracted to this one’s topic.
But the author’s technique kept me at arm’s length from the events and characters. Worse, the story felt disjointed, … Continue reading