There is one more week left in The Irresistible Novel Giveaway and one more chapter after today to examine before the blog closes its 6 month journey through creating an irresistible novel. What are some things you’ve learned from walking through the pages of this book with me? I’ll be summarizing some of my favoriteContinue reading “Archetypes: The Irresistible Novel”
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The Monomyth: The Irresistible Novel
Before I get started reviewing chapter 26 from The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke I wanted to give you another opportunity to enter my book giveaway. With permission from Jeff Gerke I am giving away a FREE copy of The Irresistible Novel to a lucky reader as a way of thanking you for sticking withContinue reading “The Monomyth: The Irresistible Novel”
Give Away Reminder
This month as I wrap up my Saturday reviews of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke I am armed with a FREE copy to give to a random subscriber (with permission for its author.) In order to be on the list from which a winner is selected please read the details below and use theContinue reading “Give Away Reminder”
What’s It All About, Alfie? And a Give Away
As promised, this week is your first chance to enter to win your very own FREE copy of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke. Over the course of the past twenty-four weekends I have reviewed and summarized chapters from this book about writing your own novel. I have received permission from the author to offerContinue reading “What’s It All About, Alfie? And a Give Away”
A Brain Chemistry Story Map: The Irresistible Novel
Thanks for staying with me, readers, for the past 23 Saturdays as I’ve read and reviewed each chapter of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke. We started out the first part of the book reviewing grammar and writing practices. Now in the second part of the book we are taking a look at the humanContinue reading “A Brain Chemistry Story Map: The Irresistible Novel”
Elmore Leonard’s Rules: The Irresistible Novel
In chapter 19 of The Irresistible Novel, Jeff Gerke takes a closer look at Elmore Leonard’s rules. Elmore Leonard is a famous author of tons of famous novels including Fifty-Two Pickup, Be Cool, Out of Sight and Mr. Paradise. The point of adding this chapter to The Irresistible Novel is to show that even theContinue reading “Elmore Leonard’s Rules: The Irresistible Novel”
Weasel Words: The Irresistible Novel
I’m back home now from my month long excursion to England. I’m still nursing a bit of jet lag and have been feeling a little under the weather. But no powers of exhaustion will keep me from taking a look at the seventeenth chapter in The Irresistible Novel, a book by Jeff Gerke to helpContinue reading “Weasel Words: The Irresistible Novel”
Breaking the Fourth Wall: The Irresistible Novel
Before I started seriously engaging in the authoring world I lacked knowledge about breaking the fourth wall. Not to say I used it all the time, but if I’m being honest I included such practice in some of my writing. This is one dramatic way in which blogging and writing fiction differ. One is indisputablyContinue reading “Breaking the Fourth Wall: The Irresistible Novel”
Various Grammar Rules: The Irresistible Novel
Okay, the title to chapter fifteen of The Irresistible Novel is actually– Gerunds, Participial Phrases, Sentence Fragments, Beginning with Conjunctions, Ending with Prepositions, and Passive Voice. A bit of a long title so I’ve shortened for my post title this week to Various Grammar Rules. Now that I’ve got your brain all mangled with grammarContinue reading “Various Grammar Rules: The Irresistible Novel”
Floating Body Parts: The Irresistible Novel
Welcome to week fourteen of my quest through the many writing debates covered in Jeff Gerke’s book, The Irresistible Novel. As always, this week I will summarize a major principle as outlined in Gerke’s book. The major purpose of this book is to help writers to craft an irresistible novel by first locating their precise writingContinue reading “Floating Body Parts: The Irresistible Novel”
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