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by Sheree Crawford A good novel has three main elements; characters, a plot, and an over-arching threat. Much as structure is distinct from plot so too is threat distinct from conflict, but you need it all to create a really good novel. Well, you need all four to create a publishable novel. If […] via Threat:… Continue reading Threat: What It Is and Why Your Story Needs It — A Writer’s Path

So, helping me celebrate the Romantic Novelists’ Association‘s 60th anniversary this week is suspense writer Wendy Clarke who explains how the romantic suspense tips into the suspense of her writing. Romantic suspense comes in many forms, how would you describe the sort you write? Depending on how you look at it, my debut novel, What […]… Continue reading Wendy Clarke : The Balancing Act of Suspense and Romantic Suspense — Sue Fortin, Author

by Shelly Sanders Signing with a traditional publisher is worth the time and sweat it takes to be accepted. After writing ten drafts of my first novel, Rachel’s Secret, and after having the eleventh version rejected by countless agents, the thought of self-publishing seemed pretty enticing. Then, I began to notice the reams […] via The… Continue reading The 6 Things I Learned After Publishing My First Book — A Writer’s Path

by Laura Peters Writing is more than just a passion for some people. For them, it is their career, it is their whole life, and it is something that they are attached to in more ways than one. Although, for some, it is just something that they do to make themselves feel better, […] via The… Continue reading The Freedom to Write Whatever, Wherever is What You Need — A Writer’s Path

by ARHuelsenbeck If you are a reader, you should write book reviews. via Why Writers Should Review Books — A Writer’s Path

by Doug Lewars I enjoy writing in the Fantasy genre and World Building is a part of that. It may or may not be extensive. For example, you can simplify your life considerably if you use our existing world and just add a bit of magic here and there. J.K. Rowling uses that […] via The… Continue reading The Complications of World Building For an Author — A Writer’s Path

Or, why you should listen to your English teacher Early in the morning, when my kids are asleep, I’m a writer of science-fiction novels for middle-grade readers. My first book, IN THE RED, will be out on March 24 from HarperCollins. It’s the story of two kids living on Mars who get stranded during a […]… Continue reading How Writing Is Like Video Game Development by Christopher Swiedler — MG Book Village

Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters, and the arc of the story, first… You can’t do anything without a story arc. Where is it going to begin, where will it end. 26 Elizabeth George Quotes – Inspirational Quotes at […]… Continue reading You Can’t Do Anything Without A Story Arc — Rolando Andrés Ramos

Use this brilliant quote from Ira Glass I recently stumbled upon a quote by Ira Glass — the famous producer and host of This American Life. It changed my life, and it changed the way I view creative work. The quote is pretty famous among creative types. So famous, that Ira fears “it might be… Continue reading How To Upgrade Your Creative Life — Sergey Faldin

Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready to be deceived. Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian, diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer, playwright and poet via “Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a… Continue reading “Men are so simple of mind, and so much dominated by their immediate needs, that a deceitful man will always find plenty who are ready to be deceived.” — Art of Quotation