Reading Time: 6 minutes Exposition is a doorway that teleports readers to new worlds. Good exposition can effortlessly pull the imagination into page-turning flurries of pleasure. Lackluster exposition, however, can be a nasty distraction, snagging readers right when they’re diving in. With that in mind, here are nine tips to reduce exposition in your dialogue. Tip # 1—Only Include … Read More
Monthly Archives: February 2020
How to Write a Killer Plot for Your Novel
Reading Time: 6 minutes Of course you want your novel to have a killer plot, right? But what does that even mean? A good place to start is figuring out what the whole concept of “plot” means. After that, you want to know what sorts of tips and strategies make for a compelling plot to fully engage your readers … Read More
Keeping Your Novel Whole
Reading Time: 6 minutes We’ve all experienced it. The moment when you are reading along in a great novel, and wham! It hits you like a rock between the eyes. The main character who has blonde hair and blue eyes throughout most of the book, now has striking green eyes. This is not a case of some sort of … Read More
Your First Draft: Finishing it is the Key
Reading Time: 5 minutes When you’re just getting started on writing your first book, it’s important to gain some perspective on what can feel like an overwhelming task – producing the first draft. When you’re a first-timer, you don’t have the hindsight that second-timers have. But this article will give you the inside scoop on what’s important when working … Read More