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If you’re doing NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month, you’ll be starting at midnight tonight or first thing in the morning. You’ll be opening your story with a great scene, right? Here are resources for those first lines, opening chapters of your novel. 10 Opening Line Strategies, illustrated with the top 100 opening lines of [...]
I wrote a first draft of a picture book this week. Except, I didn’t finish. And that’s a good thing. This often happens to me when I’m writing the first draft of a picture book or the first draft of a chapter. I write and write and write, then suddenly stop. Why stop? I’ve learned [...]
30 Days to a Stronger Scene Table of Contents I’ve written about opening scenes so many times that today, I’m going to send you off to read some of these: Larger Than Life Character in Chapter 1. Maass suggests, for example, that you think of things your protagonist would never ever say, think or do; [...]
Whole mss critique or chapter at a time critique? I went to Idaho this weekend for a Novel Revision Retreat. Whole mss critique. One thing I like about the Novel Revision Retreat is that it is set up to get feedback on an entire novel. Many critique groups run on the idea that a person [...]
Picking up the threads of a story is difficult after a holiday. Here’s four suggestions for making it easier: Read. Read through a couple
Does Format change a story? Format. Yes, it makes a difference. How you present information or how you present a story make a difference to the text. For example, I’ve been wanting to write
What is the Best Length for Novel Chapters? How long are your chapters? How long is long enough or too long? In his book, , action/adventure author, David Morrell (creator of the Rambo character, among others), says he tries to write short chapters, so that a reader can complete one chapter (or structural unit) at [...]
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