This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s focus is on fleshing out my characters. Are they believable, likable or compelling, and if not, what might … Continue reading
This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s focus is on fixing any low stakes so what my characters do actually matters to them and the readers. … Continue reading
This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop (blog.janicehardy.com). Today’s assignment is all about making sure there is enough conflict and tension throughout the book to keep … Continue reading
This is the continued saga of my foray into Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop. (blog.janicehardy.com) This is one assignment that was actually a pleasure for me, because my characters told me who they were before I … Continue reading
In my previous post I announced that I was going to follow Janice Hardy’s Revise Your Novel in 31 Days at-home workshop. (blog.janicehardy.com) Today’s assignment was to make notes, with no actual revisions, to discover places I may want or … Continue reading
There is a wonderful blog for writers called Fiction University by Janice Hardy. (blog.janicehardy.com) Her current project is an at-home workshop for the month of March titled Revise Your Novel in 31 Days. My inner critic cries Hallelujah! Since I … Continue reading
In simple language, a book’s genre tells the reader what kind of story to expect. For example: western, mystery, sci-fi or romance. Genre tells a publisher or agent if it is the kind of book he/she handles. It tells a bookseller … Continue reading
Sit down and have a cup of coffee or tea. I want to talk to you about something. Here’s the deal. You and your friends are watching a movie that really speaks to you. You’re totally immersed in the story. But one … Continue reading
Can I tell you a secret? I was driving home from work one day, the radio playing, my mind on cruise-control, when I got the call. No, I don’t mean on the cell phone. It was a clear, direct and … Continue reading