Ideas for the first sentence of a book. #nanowrimo #YWP
How to Create an Epic Character for your novel: this infographic lays out nine foundation blocks to help you get to know your character on an entirely new level.  Make sure to check out the workbook by clicking the pin if you want to delve into your character development in more detail! // Something Delicious
Jung's 12 character archetypes: Plan your characters.
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Other things to say instead of “said” | ELA in the middle
Conflict – the foundation of every novel bled onto the page. Without it, your book flatlines harder than the grim reaper. No self-respecting book doctor will even attempt to resuscitate it. A…
Writing infographic: 6 key ingredients of series.
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How to Outline While Balancing Plot and Character Infographic
9 Surprising Reasons You Need 20 Characters to Start a Book  If you think you have nothing to write about in your novel’s first chapter, think again: you have 20 people to introduce, and fast!  Harry Potter and The Hunger Games each introduce 19 characters in their first chapter, and Twilight introduces a whopping 24.
Need to kill off a character in your #NaNoWriMo novel? Before you axe off your character compare and contrast the good and bad of doing so first! #writingtips
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A novel in one year - a breakdown by tasks / weeks. How to write a novel
Writing Tips For The First Five Pages
I like this as a general guide to novel structure. However many resources I've read warn against getting too locked into a single script or pattern like this. Sometimes you need to save the climax for the last two pages, and sometimes you need the action to start on the first page (and fill in 'setup' stuff later).