Hey, friends! How is the story building going so far? Have you made some great progress on creating your story's world? So far we've touched on creating characters with goals, worldbuilding, and creating a plot sentence. Today we're going to dive deeper into story structure, an essential part of fleshing out your plot and giving … Continue reading Novel Writing 101: How to Give Your Story Bones
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Novel Writing 101: Creating a Target with a Plot Sentence
Hello again, friends! I'm very excited to tackle today's topic, because my own lack of knowledge in this area caused my early writing efforts to flounder. I spent months writing and rewriting my stories, but felt like they were never quite hitting the target I wanted. Probably (duh!), because I had never created the target … Continue reading Novel Writing 101: Creating a Target with a Plot Sentence
Novel Writing 101: A Great Story Starts with the Characters
Think about some of your favorite books. What is it that drew you into the story the first time? Maybe it was a cool idea (dinosaurs! time travel!) or an exotic setting (space stations! Middle Earth!). Or maybe you were lured in by the art on the cover. But whatever caused you to pick it … Continue reading Novel Writing 101: A Great Story Starts with the Characters
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