Should My Novel Become a Series?
Have you ever read a series that would have worked better as a single book? Or a standalone novel with untapped potential? When a story’s natural ending is ignored or overlooked, it can create an [...]
Plotting: Find the Missing Pieces
Working on Book #2 has been a bit like piecing together a puzzle. I have a handful of pieces but not all of them. I was telling one of my dearest friends about my situation (she’s a fellow [...]
Winning Beginnings
According to Les Edgerton, author of Hooked, the single biggest reason manuscripts get rejected is because the writer begins the story in the wrong place. At most, a writer has only the first few [...]
What’s in a First Chapter?
As I begin to develop my plan for tackling the next major revision of my manuscript, one of the elements I’m considering changing is the first chapter. Honestly, I never thought I’d [...]
