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Category Archives: Write Your Novel Step by Step
Free Book – Write Your Novel Step By Step
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Writer Your Novel Step by Step #1 – Stages of Writing a Novel
Step 1 – Stages of Writing a Novel Writers often begin the novel development process by thinking about what their story needs: a main character/protagonist/hero, a solid theme, a riveting plot and, of course, to meet all the touch points … Continue reading
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“Write Your Novel Step by Step” – Free online book!
My complete book, Write Your Novel Step by Step, is now available for free on the Storymind web site. Click the picture to start reading!
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Write Your Novel Step by Step (25) “Who’s Your Main Character?”
Of all your cast, there is one very special player: the Main Character. Your Main Character is the one your story seems to be about – the one with whom your readers most identify – in short, the single most … Continue reading
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Write Your Novel Step by Step (24) “Selecting Your Cast”
Congratulations! Over the last few steps you’ve learned a tremendous amount of information about your characters’ attributes, self-image, outlook, and personal issues. With all the work you’ve done, you probably have more characters than you need or want. Still, by … Continue reading
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Write Your Novel Step by Step (23) “Characters’ Personal Issues”
We all have personal issues – trouble with co-workers, family difficulties, unfulfilled hopes or dreams or a moral dilemma. Though it is not necessary, every character can benefit from having a personal issue with which it must grapple or a … Continue reading
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Dramatica Theory (Annotated) Part 8 “Communicating Through Symbols”
Excerpted from the book, Dramatica: A New Theory of Story How can essential concepts be communicated? Certainly not in their pure, intuitive form directly from mind to mind. (Not yet, anyway!) To communicate a concept, an author must symbolize it, … Continue reading
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Write Your Novel Step by Step (22) “Character Points of View”
Now that you know something about the personalities of your potential cast members, it is time to find out how they see your story. In this step, you’ll have each character write another paragraph from their point of view, but … Continue reading
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Write Your Novel Step by Step (21) “Auditioning Your Cast”
Now that you have mixed things up a bit with your potential characters, there is one last task to do before selecting which ones to hire for your novel: the audition! Each character is currently just a collection of traits … Continue reading
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Write Your Novel Step by Step (20) “Character Trait Swap Meet”
In the last step you made sure each of your potential characters had a vocation, name, gender, age and perhaps additional personal attributes. In this step we’re going to swap around some of those traits to make your list of … Continue reading
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