Social Media – To Be or Not to Be

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Moving the Story Forward

Moving the story forward is arguably the most important and most difficult aspect of good novel-writing. If someone says, “I couldn’t put the book down” or "It was a real page turner," the author succ

Narrative Exposition - Too little and readers may be confused. Too much may put them to sleep.

Let’s start with some definitions. NARRATIVE—the story in itself. The entire novel is a narrative. EXPOSITION—background information that explains a current situation. Typically used to fill gaps be

Conflict, Crisis, Drama, and Tension

Without conflict, crisis, drama, and tension, a story would be nothing but a string of boring facts—if every scene was peaceful, comfortable, and pleasurable, no one would read it. This may sound over