Writing sex scenes is something that many authors don’t even think about (unless they’re writing erotica) until all of a sudden they need to know how to write a sex scene. Chances are if you read a lot of books within the romance or erotica genres (or any sub-genre), then you’ve come across more than […]
Kinky Fiction: Writing Sex Scenes that Don’t Suck Read More »
Ah, foreshadowing in fiction writing. Those tiny little breadcrumbs that give the readers something to guess at and figure out. Done the right way, when the plot device comes to fruition, your readers will swoon because they were able to put it all together without it being spelled out to them. No one likes a predictable
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Just what should a narrator in fiction writing be doing? Is it possible to both ignore and overuse your narrator at the same time? As it turns out, it is! In fiction, your narrator is one of the most important elements to your story. Yet I constantly see it being misused, overused, and abused. So,
The Role of your Narrator in Fiction Writing: Are you Using your Narrator Wrong? Read More »
It doesn’t matter what type of novel you’re writing: science fiction, historical romance, paranormal, or epic fantasy. They all have one thing in common. They have to be believable. And to be believable, it needs to hold a degree of realism. Writing fiction grants you a lot of freedom. You can create worlds to be
Is writing evil characters really that hard? (Don’t shoot me, this is completely rhetorical. The answer is yes, but they don’t really have to be). Here is my problem with a lot of fiction stories: the main character is flawless. And I do mean flawless. And the antagonist is just one big walking flaw of
