Boring beginning
The beginning of a book is like the front door of a house; it prepares you for the interiors. Boring beginnings do one or more of these things: They confuse the reader, anger him, test his patience or make him skip pages. Not many readers will rubbish a book on reading just the first couple [...]
Impatience kills
The truth is you are in a difficult profession, a profession that does not give you quick results and absolutely no security unless you are a published author. If you are still in it, you’re made for it.
For a writer at work, impatience is one of the deadly sins that can lead to complications and [...]
Too much logic or too much instinct
Well, it doesn’t clearly fall under the title dangers for fiction writers, but it sure is something to notice and think about. Too much logic or too much of instinct won’t kill your work. Some writes mainly use their instincts and feelings while writing; they do away with a definite structure and plot; they break [...]
