#WritingTips: The Importance of Character When Plotting Your Novel #thecreativepenn #3chicksbooks
It’s impossible to talk about plotting your novel without discussing character as the two are inevitably intertwined throughout your book. I also don’t believe there should be any difference between genres, as character is just as important in genre thrillers or romance as it is in literary fiction.
However, it’s important not to get too hung up on the order in which you have your ideas, as each author starts with different elements of a story at different times
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/12/23/writing-character-plot/
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Finding Your Story, or How to Get out of the Dark Wood When You’re Lost #3chicksbooks
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“In the middle of the journey of our life, I came to myself, in a dark wood, where the direct way was lost. It is a hard thing to speak of, how wild, harsh and impenetrable that wood was …”—Dante
Have you ever been really, truly lost?
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How to identify you storys premise (GuestPost) #3chicksbooks
A high-concept premise can make or break your book—but not in the way you might think. It’s not enough just to come up with a cool idea for your book. You also have to make it work on every single page. Otherwise, no matter how cool it is, it quickly becomes the wrong premise. The key to solving this problem before it even gets started is learning how to identify your story’s premise—and more specifically the most important aspect of that premise—right out of the gates
https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-identify-your-storys-premise/
How to Make Readers Deeply Connect to Your Characters. Via @janefriedman #3chicksbooks
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Today’s guest post is an excerpt from Hack Your Reader’s Brain by novelist Jeff Gerke (@JeffGerke).
There is one secret ingredient to crafting a novel that readers will read from beginning to end. All the other elements are important and necessary, but they play supporting roles to this one
Muse: How Creativity Effects the Brain – by Crime Writer Sue Coletta http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2016/12/11/muse-how-creativity-effects-the-brain-crime-writer-sue-coletta
The Power of Story, Now More Than Ever via @unboxed #repost
5 Basic Tips on Staying Focused When Writing a Book – Guest Post #3chicksbooks
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To be able to work with sheer dedication, a writer needs the ability to fully concentrate and stay focused at all times. Maintaining your focus for sustained periods can be a difficult task to do. Psychologists suggest a powerful form of concentration for writers called ‘flow’. This refers to an individual fully engaging in the task they are doing. For a writer, ‘flowing’ concentration is essential to write pieces with utmost fluency.
Inability to concentrate can be fruitless, especially for a writer. In order to make each day productive, writers must employ these 5 basic tips to stay focused on work and exercise their minds for better concentration
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