Your single biggest challenge writing novels

I’m about to put together a brand-new novel writing boot camp, but before I do that I want to know what would be most helpful to YOU. So if you want to write novels, my question to you is this… When it comes to writing novels, what’s YOUR single biggest challenge, frustration, or concern? Please

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The Little Secret that Propels So Many Blockbuster Plots

I was invited to present a master class at the 2022 StoryMakers conference in Provo, Utah. We all want to develop plots that delight readers. Maybe we have ideas for the characters. Maybe we have ideas for the setting. Maybe we even have a couple of scenes. But a novel needs 40, 50, 60 or

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30 books you should read before you die

An avid reader friend of mine began reading through the books in a list called “100 books you must read before you die.” She got to Jack Kerouac’s On The Road and went to Facebook and posted the following: “I don’t get the appeal. It’s about a group of boys/men who are irresponsible, drunks, whoring

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Become A Story Idea Machine

Now’s your chance Apply to take the next Novel Writers Academy course: How to Create Story Ideas That Beg To Be Written. Six-weeks Starts: Jan 2, 2022 Ends: Feb 21, 2022 Gobs of hands on practice One-on-one guidance from me At the end of the six weeks you will be a story idea machine. I

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