Every good novel has it’s own discreet set of characters. In fact, the success of every single novel involves two main factor. First, the plot. Second and more influential: the Character. Every unforgettable character needs to be carefully drawn and should possess something unique that makes everyone remember him/her. Just take a break and think of all your favorite characters. [...]
Revising your manuscript is one of the easiest parts if done correctly and systematically. The conventional method goes like this: you read a chapter, tweak the ideas spelling and grammar mistakes and polish the text. Sometimes you fill in some facts some jokes and make it look attractive. Then you sit back and appreciate. Next? Something inside you says that [...]
Swapping or switching POVs is a simple task- nothing very special about it. Yet, it is one of the most frequenly neglected areas- and trust me, this simple rule that I am about to share is one of the must-do things while writing a novel. Next time you pick up your stuff and settle down to write something wonderful, remember [...]
Have trouble constructing your plot? Well, it’s time you take it to your foundry, start forging your plot and give it a new shape. I could give some helping hand here, mainly because the only area which I do with utmost perfection is the plotting part.
One of the most efficient mechanisms that leads a person into victory is his/her instincts. If you know the right method to follow your instincts, it signifies the ushering in of your victory. Naturally, two questions spring up in your mind:
Plotting is one of the critical step in your novel. During discussions, I find that most of the plots have a potential to become bestsellers, but are restricted from hitting the top lists just because of some simple reasons. I was just roaming around the NaNoWriMo forums when I was suddenly hit by the idea of sharing it in Pro [...]
Here are 9 points to be checked before you send your synopsis to any professional. These 9 points can act like a checklist. Just follow the checklist and you are done!
Author of this post: Spike is a freelance writer and editor (not books, yet!) who blogs about freelance writing at ScrawlBug.com Almost 30,000 words! It sounds like a lot but it’s actually pretty short, especially if it were a novel.
What is a writer’s block? To define it in simple words, writer’s block is the incapability to write when there’s an internal will and an external medium to write. That’s just my defenition; I’m not very good in defining stuff in an artistic way. Writer’s block comes into almost every
Plotting a novel, as you might already know, is the keystone for constructing your novel on. First of all, what is a plot? The sequential arrangement and careful linking of all major events that occur in your novel is called a Plot.
Well, anbody out there considered you want a synopsis of your novel? I’m damn sure most of you have considered- or at least you are going to consider writing one sooner or later. When exactly does one need a synopsis? Of coure, it depends upon the novelist concerned.
One of the most frequent area where a novelist slips and falls facedown on the ground is none other than that of managing Point Of Views or in short, POVs. There are a few rules that you ought to follow so as to tread this slippery ground without facing much indemnification.
One of the major areas where newbie novelists fail to prosper is the area of Showing vs. Telling. When ever you write anything down on a piece of paper- papyrus or electronic- just remember this golden words: Show and don’t Tell What’s the big deal here?
What is a synopsis? If you are one of those novelists who have been doing a bit of a research about writing a good novel, then you might not have missed the terminology called Novel synopsis. In this article, I’ll show what a synopsis is and also the basic format to write a synopsis.
This aritcle, the 11 Basic Success Steps to take care while Novel writing, was written in order to give the inexperienced novel writers a gist of steps that would take them to write their dream novel into reality best-sellers. These are the basic steps you need to know as a newbie and
