What Writing Craft Books Left Out
Fiction craft books often come with promises that following the advice inside will help you become a top author. But many writers are disappointed when they try to apply the books’ recommendations to their own writing. And with good reason. There’s a mismatch between what’s covered in the book and what most novelists actually struggle with.
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This series explores these topics:
- The #1 reason novelists abandon manuscripts mid-draft (and how you can avoid it)
- A surprising secret to crafting dynamic stories with surprising plot twists and three-dimensional characters
- What makes some sequences so exciting that readers stay up all night, and others so boring they never pick up the book again
- The two items you need to prioritize when you want to hold readers’ attention in your scenes
Hi, I’m Lori Puma. I help authors write novels that inspire readers to skip bathroom breaks and survive on snacks which can be consumed while turning pages. I’d love to help you transform your work-in-progress into a story readers can’t put down, or your draft manuscript into a novel that turns readers into die-hard fans. See how we can work together