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February 24, 2024

The Best Writing Craft Books for Romance Authors

February 24, 2024/ Lori Puma
The Best Writing Craft Books for Romance Authors

Whether you’re wrestling with crafting the romantic couple, figuring out the plot, or revising scenes to make readers blush, these books can help you turn your current work-in-progress into a romance novel readers will love.

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February 24, 2024/ Lori Puma/ Comment
romance, character arc
July 29, 2022

Which Writing Books You Should Read (and Which Ones You Can Skip)

July 29, 2022/ Lori Puma
Which Writing Books You Should Read (and Which Ones You Can Skip)

Looking for a writing craft book to help write your novel or improve your fiction? Read on for the books I most frequently recommend to authors whether they’re working on their first or their fifteenth novel.

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July 29, 2022/ Lori Puma/ 6 Comments
June 30, 2022

Two Vital Ingredients in a Romance

June 30, 2022/ Lori Puma
Two Vital Ingredients in a Romance

What makes a romance novel ‘good’? Learn about two vital ingredients every romance needs to make readers swoon and feel excited to read your next romance.

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June 30, 2022/ Lori Puma/ 2 Comments
author feedback, romance, character arc
April 28, 2022

Weaving 2 Plots Into 1 Cohesive Novel

April 28, 2022/ Lori Puma
Weaving 2 Plots Into 1 Cohesive Novel

Does your novel have an action plot and a protagonist with an internal character arc? See how one action/adventure author can weave external and internal plots into one cohesive narrative.

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April 28, 2022/ Lori Puma/ Comment
author feedback, character arc, action plot
March 24, 2022

Designing a Multi-Book Character Arc

March 24, 2022/ Lori Puma
Designing a Multi-Book Character Arc

Are you working on a multi-book series and feeling unsure of the overall narrative? See how to plan a character arc that lasts an entire series, and decide what belongs in the plot of Book 1.

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March 24, 2022/ Lori Puma/ 4 Comments
author feedback, historical, series, character arc
January 27, 2022

A Simple Tool for Creating A Twistier Plot

January 27, 2022/ Lori Puma
A Simple Tool for Creating A Twistier Plot

Is your plot falling flat? Tweaks to your antagonist characters tend to be the best way to spice things up. See how one character diagram can help you create more conflict and more plot twists for your novel.​

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January 27, 2022/ Lori Puma/ 7 Comments
December 30, 2021

The One Question Your Novel Must Answer

December 30, 2021/ Lori Puma
The One Question Your Novel Must Answer

What can you do to make your novel more compelling? Learn why authors need to answer one crucial question, and see how one sci-fi/fantasy author can refine his question to help craft a novel readers can’t put down.

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December 30, 2021/ Lori Puma/ Comment
author feedback, fantasy/scifi
November 30, 2021

What Makes a Great Heist Story?

November 30, 2021/ Lori Puma
What Makes a Great Heist Story?

Have you ever wanted to write a heist story or one about a fraudster who pulls off a big con? Learn the secret to a great heist or con premise and how to turn a collection of oddball characters into a page-turning heist or con plot.

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November 30, 2021/ Lori Puma/ Comment
author feedback, humor, crime
October 20, 2021

Write Better Fiction: Trying to Fit Too Much Into Your Novel?

October 20, 2021/ Lori Puma
Write Better Fiction: Trying to Fit Too Much Into Your Novel?

Have you ever wondered if you’re trying to cram too much into one story? See how one sci-fi author can determine what should be in his current work-in-progress and what he should save for another book.

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October 20, 2021/ Lori Puma/ 1 Comment
author feedback, fantasy/scifi
June 25, 2021

Write Better Fiction: What Makes a Novel Funny?

June 25, 2021/ Lori Puma
Write Better Fiction: What Makes a Novel Funny?

Are you writing a humorous novel and wondering how to make it funnier? Learn the difference between a comic and a dramatic protagonist and see how one fantasy author can heighten the humor in her story.

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June 25, 2021/ Lori Puma/ Comment
author feedback, fantasy/scifi, humor
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