🖋️🖋️🖋️🖋️🖋️ This book is extremely well-written, keeping you on your toes all the way to the end. The characters are entrancing and the way Greenwood brings them to life is like magic. 🔪🔪 This is a kidnapping, and there are some violent sequences. However, it’s mostly limited to threats and fear of violence rather thanContinue reading “Book Review: Rust and Stardust by T. Greenwood”
Author Archives: Jori (J.J.) Hanna
How to Write a Suspense Novel: Overlapping Motivations
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 This post is part of a continuing discussion on How to Write a Suspense Novel. What you’ll need to write a strong suspense novel: I’ve discussed villain and hero motives before, but as I’ve been editing through my current work in progress and getting feedback from beta readers, I realized another keyContinue reading “How to Write a Suspense Novel: Overlapping Motivations”
Book Review: Annabel Lee by Mike Nappa
🖋️🖋️🖋️🖋️ The plot was predictable at times, but altogether enjoyable even when I knew what was coming.🔪🔪🔪🔪 There are many deaths, though few are gruesome, and at least one dog attack.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐If you like suspense and mystery novels, you’ll like this book. Summary: Leonard Truckson was always a secretive man. Annabel knew he had secrets. SheContinue reading “Book Review: Annabel Lee by Mike Nappa”
How to Write A Suspense Novel: Motives for the Protagonist’s Involvement
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 This is the fourth and final week of a blog series about how to write suspense novels. In the past few weeks I focused on each of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: This week I’ll be discussing options for your main character to be involvedContinue reading “How to Write A Suspense Novel: Motives for the Protagonist’s Involvement”
How to Write a Suspense Novel: Tips on Differing Points of View
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 This is the third week of a blog series about how to write suspense novels. In the next few weeks I’ll be focusing on one of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: This week I’ll be discussing how POV can affect your story, and why varyingContinue reading “How to Write a Suspense Novel: Tips on Differing Points of View”
How to Write a Suspense Novel: Raising the Stakes with a Deadline
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 Last week, I began a series about how to write suspense novels. In the next few weeks I’ll be focusing on one of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: This week I’ll be discussing why a strict timeline is vital to the plot of a suspenseContinue reading “How to Write a Suspense Novel: Raising the Stakes with a Deadline”
How To Write a Suspense Novel: Character Archetypes
Updated: Oct 18, 2021 It’s time to dive into how to write suspense novels, how to fix tension in your plots, and how to craft characters worth rooting for. In the next few weeks I’ll be focusing on one of the aspects below in the “what you’ll need” section. What you’ll need: We’ll start with theContinue reading “How To Write a Suspense Novel: Character Archetypes”
Uncommon Motives for your Antagonist
Updated: Feb 24, 2020 It’s been a little while since I took a moment to talk about villains or antagonists, so for this post, I’m going to suggest some different motivations for your antagonist beyond the typical revenge, money, jealousy options. Curiosity. I haven’t seen this one done very often, but it can be a funContinue reading “Uncommon Motives for your Antagonist”
Writing Ensemble Casts
“When you write a story, you only have to write one story, but there will always be people who will refuse to read the story you have written.” – Flannery O’Connor This is true of any story you write, whether it’s movie, book, or short fiction. Depending on who the main character is, the storyContinue reading “Writing Ensemble Casts”
Villain Types: The Carefree and Cruel
We’ve seen them in film. We’ve seen them in books. This villain is evil for the fun of it. They’re cruel for no other reason than that they can be because nothing stands in their way. They don’t care about the consequences if they do get caught, they don’t care about the public’s opinion ofContinue reading “Villain Types: The Carefree and Cruel”