2008-11-30

ostarella: (Writing)
2008-11-30 12:11 am

Latest Fiction Factor

http://www.fictionfactor.com/


Holly Lisle finishes her series with this issue, so thought I give the links for the first seven parts of her "Bring Your Novel to Life" series

1 - Does Your Novel Have a Heartbeat?
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/heartbeat.html

2 - Does Your Novel Have a Pulse?
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/pulse.html

3 - Burying Your Novel's Message
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/message.html

4 - Playing Chicken With Your Story
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/chicken.html

5 - Dig Deeper With Your Novel's Subthemes
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/subthemes.html

6 - Interweave Your Novel's Themes and Subthemes
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/interweave.html

7 - Planning A Heart-Stopping Story
http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/planning.html

And last, Part 8 - Life, Passion... Deadline

http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/deadlines.html


Another article from Fiction Factor:

Weave Sub-Plots Into Your Novel
By Lee Masterson

http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/subplots.html


And last, more for provoking thought than anything, I'm including this article:

How to Write Horror for Children

By Sarah Todd

http://children.fictionfactor.com/articles/kidshorror.html

Mainly because I think some of the ideas carry over to writing for adults (and fanfic) as well.