Want to know why readers put down your books? Lynette M. Burrows discusses six common character problems that make readers put books down and how to fix them.
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Make Music with Character Voices
Lynette M. Burrows discusses how to hook your readers by making your story character voices like the instruments in an orchestra.
How to Use Goals & Obstacles to Fascinate Your Readers
Are you stuck in the middle of your novel? You can solve or prevent most stuck-in-the-middle events. Use goals & obstacles to fascinate your readers.
How to Write a Great First Line
The first line of a story has a major job—to catch the attention of the reader. The right reader. As a writer it is, arguably, the most important line we write. So how do we write a great first line? The Job of the First Line If the job of the first line of a…… Continue reading How to Write a Great First Line
The Final Perfect Line
November is coming! November is coming! Writers are frantically preparing for the month of NANOWRIMO. In case you’ve been living under a rock, NANOWRIMO stands for National Novel Writing Month. Since 1999, a simple challenge to write 50,000 words in thirty days has grown to be a non-profit organization supporting and cheering on hundreds of thousands…… Continue reading The Final Perfect Line