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Pin-pointing your novel climax
There’s really only one thing we can talk about today: CLIMAXES. The climax of your novel is, bizarrely enough, the premise. It’s the point of the entire story. Suppose you’re a writer working intensely on an incredibly deep and meaningful story. You’re an eighteenth-century American who’s been in Europe and… Read more“Pin-pointing your novel climax”
Making a scene out of your climax
So you’re sitting at the table in the captain’s cabin across from Assuipe, guzzling wine and trying not to bang your elbows on the brass table rail that keeps stuff from flying off during storms. He’s allowed you to change your britches, but you’re still wondering whether your heart will… Read more“Making a scene out of your climax”
Telling your story in shorthand: the synopsis
You’ve got a query letter. You know what to put in your author bio. You’ve even looked up how many pages of your manuscript this particular agent you’re querying wants to see with your query. What’s missing? That’s right. Laura Mosko, Novel and Short Story Writer’s Market Editor, has outlined… Read more“Telling your story in shorthand: the synopsis”
Editing in Word with Track Changes
Please see the Free Edits of Novel Hooks and Climaxes for examples of Copy & Line Editing.
HOOKING
Okay, people, we’ve got our first batch up! I want you to know I did an especially careful job on these brave folks who stuck their necks out while the rest of you waited to see if I was going to slap them silly. I can make no guarantees about… Read more“HOOKING”
Running into the Jaws of NaNoWriMo
Yes, folks, it’s that time of year again. Time for taking off our shoes and socks, rolling up our pant legs, flexing our fingers, and with blood-curdling yells of terror and glory in our eyes. . . running straight into the jaws of NaNoWriMo Every year I run a series… Read more“Running into the Jaws of NaNoWriMo”
5 More BS Indicators for Writers Conferences
We’ve been talking about writers conferences here, in particular how to make friends and enemies at them. And as I promised last Monday, here are the other five things that should set off your bullshit alarm at writers conferences: A presenter who can’t be bothered to research what they teach… Read more“5 <em>More</em> BS Indicators for Writers Conferences”
Becoming an independent freelance editor, for young writers (part 4)
I’ve found myself in a particularly unique situation. I have no formal education in editing, and I am quite young. However, a month or so ago one of my aunts showed me the first few chapters of a story she was working on. She’s an author and has a few… Read more“Becoming an independent freelance editor, for young writers (part 4)”
7 Things That Can Go Wrong & Generally Do
Let’s talk about querying. Because I found a great piece on querying the other day while investigating an agency with which one of my clients is in talks, Folio Literary Management. You’ve all read this advice before (although Mr. Kleinman’s is particularly well-written). So why is it that when you… Read more“7 Things That Can Go Wrong & Generally Do”