In fiction, the writer’s job is to entertain, to draw an emotional response from the reader. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a journey they have not been on before, one they will not easily forget. Readers want to get drawn into and experience the story for themsel…
Continue Reading Add comment September 4th, 2008
In his Entertainment Weekly column Stephen King recently extolled the virtues of the audiobook. I agreed with his take, especially the stressing that most writing is, after all, about story-TELLING. But it’s interesting to me how many writers go about their work without considering how their wor…
Continue Reading Add comment July 7th, 2008
How do you actually begin a novel - by working out the plot, or starting with a character? And which is best?
The answer is probably pretty much what you expected: no one method is “best”. In fact, many authors have begun their first novel by working from a plot idea, then switch…
Continue Reading Add comment April 24th, 2008