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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 varying… Read more
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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 suspense… Read more
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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 the… Read more
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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 fun… Read more
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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 story… Read more
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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 of… Read more
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