by Shaquanda Dalton | Leave a Comment Let’s face it. Writing dialogue is not the easiest task in the world. I felt like I had to practice for years with conversations in my head of people going back and forth just to feel the natural rhythm that good dialogue has. But there is one major […]
Everyone should have a good mindset going on before starting a novel. It’s a tough world out there and once people, strangers, start looking at your work, not all of them are going to say nice things. Not to mention the hard work it takes just to write the novel in the first place. So […]
This week on the blog I started a character development theme aimed to help you improve on developing important characters in your novel. In this post I will be sharing my ways to create an antagonist that is believable, realistic, and a genuine threat to your protagonist. Why? Antagonists gives the story conflict and without […]
Writing a novel is hard. A lot harder than it looks to the outside world of people who never tried to write before. There’s plotting, revising, rewriting, rereading, and everything in between. Not to mention making the time to get that first draft done in the first place. One debate about the writing process I […]
One of the benefits to outlining is that you will have something to reference to when you have writer’s block or don’t know how to end a scene. When you know where you’re going it’s a lot easier to get there. So here’s how I outline a novel. I’ve written six novels and all have […]
Choosing a point of view for your novel is one of the most important decisions that you will make for your story. Why? Because it’s how your story will be presented and read by your readers: It’s always about the reader experience. The point of view for your story is important to consider because it […]