Every year I write a series of NaNoWriMo posts like the bizarre and inexplicable 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Unforgettable, 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive, and 5 Ways to Make Your Novel Inescapable. Last week we looked at Running into the Jaws of NaNoWriMo. And for… Read more“3 Essential Guidelines for NaNoWriMo”
Tag: hook
Hook: guest post on the Book Designer
Joel Friedlander runs The Book Designer blog, where he teaches writers how to navigate the modern world of self-publishing through his decades of experience in the small publishers’ industry. He’s an expert on typefaces, cover design, social media, and self-marketing. He’s the author of The Self-Publisher’s Companion: Expert Advice for… Read more“Hook: guest post on the Book Designer”
5 Ways to Make Your Novel Inescapable
Never doubt that thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.—Margaret Mead We’ve backed up through your novel ala E.L. Doctorow’s taillights in the past few weeks, starting with the key to the best possible CLIMAX, followed by the key to the… Read more“5 Ways to Make Your Novel Inescapable”
Free Edit of your novel's HOOK
August 2009 special! If you send me (please, one paragraph or no more than 150 words) your novel’s HOOK, I’ll do a free Edit on it and post it on the blog. That way we all get the benefit of learning what works in a HOOK by comparing and contrasting… Read more“Free Edit of your novel's HOOK”