http://www.ladypens.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:09:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ladypens.com/the-four-thinking-barriers-that-keep-you-from-being-a-successful-novelist/ http://www.ladypens.com/the-four-thinking-barriers-that-keep-you-from-being-a-successful-novelist/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:42:45 +0000 Holly Lisle http://www.ladypens.com/?p=1404 Even the most successful writers of today had to overcome various obstacles to bring us the thrillers, romances, mysteries, and epics that we enjoy reading. Every writer has to tackle the four barriers that mess with our thinking processes: Safe, Perfect, Victim and Feel. Full Article

]]> Even the most successful writers of today had to overcome various obstacles to bring us the thrillers, romances, mysteries, and epics that we enjoy reading. Every writer has to tackle the four barriers that mess with our thinking processes: Safe, Perfect, Victim and Feel. Full Article

]]> http://www.ladypens.com/the-four-thinking-barriers-that-keep-you-from-being-a-successful-novelist/feed/ 0 http://www.ladypens.com/effective-character-descriptions-for-novel-writers/ http://www.ladypens.com/effective-character-descriptions-for-novel-writers/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:40:58 +0000 Holly Lisle http://www.ladypens.com/?p=1402 What is your character all about? A character is more than just a name; he or she has something to say and to offer to the reader. Any reader who seeks a decent story won’t be satisfied with a character that exists in one dimension. Full Article

]]> What is your character all about? A character is more than just a name; he or she has something to say and to offer to the reader. Any reader who seeks a decent story won’t be satisfied with a character that exists in one dimension. Full Article

]]> http://www.ladypens.com/effective-character-descriptions-for-novel-writers/feed/ 0 http://www.ladypens.com/create-complicate-resolve-the-keys-to-keeping-your-readers-interested/ http://www.ladypens.com/create-complicate-resolve-the-keys-to-keeping-your-readers-interested/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:39:31 +0000 Holly Lisle http://www.ladypens.com/?p=1400 The challenge of writers is to create a story others will be interested in. You won’t find a more honest or brutal group of people than your readers. The family loves you, hopefully, so they will like whatever you create for them to read. But, that doesn’t guarantee that the publisher won’t find the story worthless. Full Article

]]> The challenge of writers is to create a story others will be interested in. You won’t find a more honest or brutal group of people than your readers. The family loves you, hopefully, so they will like whatever you create for them to read. But, that doesn’t guarantee that the publisher won’t find the story worthless. Full Article

]]> http://www.ladypens.com/create-complicate-resolve-the-keys-to-keeping-your-readers-interested/feed/ 0 http://www.ladypens.com/assessing-your-novel-writing-progress-check-these-four-things/ http://www.ladypens.com/assessing-your-novel-writing-progress-check-these-four-things/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:36:45 +0000 Holly Lisle http://www.ladypens.com/?p=1398 It’s important to check the status of your novel now and again during the writing process. The middle of your draft makes for a good stopping point. Is the story heading towards an ending that will wow your readers? Take a time out and see how you are doing. Full Article

]]> It’s important to check the status of your novel now and again during the writing process. The middle of your draft makes for a good stopping point. Is the story heading towards an ending that will wow your readers? Take a time out and see how you are doing. Full Article

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]]> Knowing what genre your book will fit into will help you decide where to begin in the search for a market for that novel. It is easy to come up with a zillion ideas for the novel, but marketing is entirely another ballgame. There are four important steps to remember when shopping for the perfect place for your story. Full Article

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