THE SUSPENSE NOVELIST – THE BLOG – Page 15

What writer, if you’re honest, hasn’t been here? This is when anything, no matter how mundane, seems much more interesting […]

I had this weird thought the other day. What if (and I know this is edgy) we let the marketplace […]

“I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into the sandbox so that later I […]

If you’ve ever wondered where characters in your favorite author’s books come from, this is a terrific blog hop to […]

“A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down.” […]

Peg–Peg Brantley, Plot, Scenes–August 4, 2014

Sometimes a scene doesn’t do much of anything. Have you noticed? It doesn’t provide any additional information about a character; […]

The best thing you can do for your story is to put your characters in difficult situations. Readers, are you […]

I love this one: “Don’t turn away. Keep looking at the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you.” — […]

Summertime, and the livin’ is easyFish are jumpin’ and the cotton is highOh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is […]

Bad reviews are not the end of the world. But just in case you think it’s pretty close… It’s all […]