If you want to write a book, it's actually
already written. Just get it on the page.
The greatest hurdle to writing is the one we create ourselves ~ because we think we have to have a special talent or a degree or an "in" with a New York publishing house. Those things and a bit of luck can help you get published. But the real gratification ~ the real soul-satisfying gratification ~ is in the writing.
Writers write.
They take what they learn in workshops, online courses, and sites like this one, and they write. It's the only way to get from Page 1 to The End.
So: Let's get started!
Writers write.
They take what they learn in workshops, online courses, and sites like this one, and they write. It's the only way to get from Page 1 to The End.
So: Let's get started!
The “sagging middle” is one of the most common ailments of any novel, romance or otherwise. You recognize them — the characters are suddenly talking about nothing much, there’s a sense of aimlessness in the story, nothing gripping is happening – and then there’s a sprint to the climax and denouement.
Sagging middles are a direct result of one thing: Lack of conflict.
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It’s one of the reader reactions a writer dreads most. Or the editor’s note in a rejection letter might read, “The hero is unsympathetic.”
But what does that mean?
Let’s break it down and look at some causes and remedies.