What’s this all about simple tasks? http://wp.me/p5y43M-3z So today you’re going to need to wrap of that cliff hanger. Get your character motivated, but also make the problem intensify. With this, you will also need to make us care about the characters again. Try exposing some more back story or a fear they have. Once…
Tag: Book in a Month
Day 23s simple task: Day 10 of a book a month
What’s this all about simple tasks? http://wp.me/p5y43M-3z Ok! It’s time for everyone’s favorite part, the cliff hanger. If you can stop the plot in its track, that can be a good thing. Have the main character fail. Pretend to kill them. Make the readers question what is going on. Take the strait path and tear…
Day 22s simple task: Day 9 of a book a month
What’s this all about simple tasks? http://wp.me/p5y43M-3z Today we make sure your character’s motivations are as strong as yours. What will you do to celebrate writing a novel? Now what will your characters do when they succeed? Besides the fear factor, what are the goals of your main character? What about your supporting cast? Have…
Day 21s simple task: Day 8 of a book a month
What’s this all about simple tasks? http://wp.me/p5y43M-3z Remember when I said we should save sub plots for later? Well now’s that time. Take some time t plot out the beginning, middle, and end of four or five sub plots. Then start putting them in. Don’t let them over take the plot but start adding conflicts…
Day 20s simple task: Day 7 of a book a month
What’s this all about simple tasks? http://wp.me/p5y43M-3z Today’s the end of week one! Congratulation, you have one fourth of your book done. It was that easy, now you just need to do it three more times. Today we work on turning point one. Take a look at your ten scene cards, I put my first…
Day 19s simple task: Day 6 of a book a month
What’s this all about simple tasks? http://wp.me/p5y43M-3z You’ve gotten so far! Your story is well on it’s way to engaging readers and publishers everywhere. So let’s put in the last thing to hook them. Backstory is important but can overwhelm people if you have it too early on or all in one paragraph. That’s why…
Day 18s simple task: Day 5 of a book a month
What’s this all about simple tasks? http://wp.me/p5y43M-3z Today we discuss buts. If your character has a plan, put in a little uncertainty. For a romance, give the love interest a secret. Give the reader something new to consider. Any new information that shifts our perspective of the events to occur will be a good thing…
Day 17s simple task: Day 4 of a book a month
What’s this all about simple tasks? http://wp.me/p5y43M-3z Welcome to day four. Today’s your day to tell the reader’s what’s at stake. What happens if your characters fail? Scare your readers and your characters. Use some universal scare tactics to make sure your message gets across. Try world domination, a life in danger, blackmail, money or…
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