How To Write A Novel: The Fast-And-Furious Version
Here, then, is how you create a setting: One hour before nightfall, on a pink-and-blue evening in the third week of August, 2011 … Here’s how you create a character: a solitary man traveling on foot …...
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There is a formula (of sorts) to novel-writing, but that formula should always be framed in terms of principles, and not concretes. By concretes, I’m referring to these interminable lists of specifics...
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Here’s how you create a character: Julia … Here’s how you develop your character: liked strong men with brooding features and complicated brains. Here’s how you create a new character: She made...
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Here’s how you create a setting: One hour before nightfall, on a pink-and-blue evening in the third week of August, 2011 … Here’s how you create a character: a solitary man traveling on foot … Here’s...
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