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”
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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”
Character-Brain, Plot-Brain: The Irresistible Novel
Venturing into week 22 of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke requires a couple of short lessons on brain chemistry. In order to write a novel that is irresistible for readers one must understand the basic way a reader’s brain functions. In order to write this portion of his book, Gerke enlisted the advice andContinue reading “Character-Brain, Plot-Brain: The Irresistible Novel”
Hacking Your Reader’s Brain: The Irresistible Novel
The second part of The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke opens with the Greatest Commandment in Fiction: You must engage your reader from beginning to end. The rest of this book is dedicated to helping writers ensure that they are creating that connection between reader and novel. In the process he enlisted the research ofContinue reading “Hacking Your Reader’s Brain: The Irresistible Novel”
Two Announcements
Things have been really busy for me over the past week. From soaking up the last moments of summer to editing my novel to working on some really neat projects with my blog I’ve barely had a moment to relax. Today, I have two announcements regarding my blog and/or writing. Announcement #1: I am nowContinue reading “Two Announcements”
Vote for a Title
If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time you are well aware of the fact that I’m working on a novel. Last December I finished my first draft and I’ve spent the past seven months editing and reviewing my work. In order to move forward in the process I’ve had to setContinue reading “Vote for a Title”
The Big Enchilada: The Irresistible Novel
I can’t believe we’ve been spending the past twenty Saturdays looking at The Irresistible Novel by Jeff Gerke. This week’s chapter marks the end of the first half of the book entitled: Freeing Yourself From the Paralyzing Rules of Fiction. This portion of the text wraps up with an examination of several rules sorted intoContinue reading “The Big Enchilada: The Irresistible Novel”
Writing Conference: Yay or Nay?
My amazingly supportive and thoughtful husband bought me a year’s subscription to The Writer magazine for Christmas. It’s been a huge investment in my writing to take the time to read every article within each edition. I’ve been playing catch-up on the magazine reading as I was overseas for a month so I just recently finishedContinue reading “Writing Conference: Yay or Nay?”
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”
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