Please, Don’t Do These In Your Novels

Writing a novel?  Here are five things we implore you to avoid:

How To Write Your First Mystery Novel

Want to write a mystery novel?  Here’s a quick list of things that can help you finish that first manuscript.

Two Ways To Give Your Dialogue More Emotion

Dialogue can be so much richer when delivered with emotion.  Problem is, it’s not that easy to convey feeling using just words on a page. Here are two things writers have effectively employed to inject emotion into their dialogue.

Visual Writing: A Time And Place

Visual writing is a term commonly used to refer to writing that evokes use of the senses.  Yes, that’s despite the fact that “visual” only directly refers to one sense.  Just keep that in mind when editors tell you to write more visually — they’re talking about involving all of the senses more.

What Content Goes Into Your Novel’s Opening

When writing a novel, your opening chapter is usually make or break.  Do it right and you’ll hook the reader right in.  Do it wrong and they’ll put the book down, never to be flipped through again.


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