The first step for savvy storytellers. Writing a novel or memoir without an outline is like driving without GPS: destinations become murky, and chances are the journey will take a lot longer than needed. This outline template will help you clarify: Your characters’ developmental arcs. Have you introduced the central figure effectively? Is the external action … Continued
Guest Post: Five Plot Structures for Bestselling Novels By Katja L Kaine So you’ve got an amazing story idea, but the question remains: how to turn it into a great novel? There must be as many different ways to write a novel as there are novel writers. Some of us like to create vast spreadsheets mapping … Continued
How to find your theme, and make your story sing. Many writers shiver at the T word. After all, finding a novel’s theme sounds so intellectual, like a boring week of high school English you’d rather forget. But throw out your book’s theme at your own risk, because it’s the secret ingredient that will make … Continued