How to End Your Novel or Story

How to end a novel or story. Honesty = trust -> happiness. 


That's how you do a happy ending, not just a smooch.

Thanks for reading!

Here’s two interesting 99c short stories for you to read: (More fiction coming soon.)

The Law of Large Numbers (Kindle Store on Amazon)

The Law of Large Numbers (All Formats)

Nag Is Hindi for Cobra (Kindle Store on Amazon)

Nag Is Hindi for Cobra (All Formats)

What you need to have in order to write a darn good novel

Got a life?

In order to write, you need to have a life.

You do have one, even if you're trying to make the family's ends meet. You don't have to run with the bulls in Spain or get killed in a Greek civil war. Be mindful of your own life: the drama, the people, the symbols, what people are working through, how they do things.

That's all fodder for the mill.

How to Tell if Your Idea for a Story is a Good One

How do you know if an idea is a good one?

Think about *conflict.*

Is there conflict within the character or in the situation.

If not, then you need to find how conflict is intrinsic to the character or situation. If you can't find the conflict, it might not be a good idea for a story.

Does all fiction have to have conflict? Well, maybe, and probably.

You need to consider what fiction is for. Nonfiction writing is to inform. Fiction is either (1) to entertain, or (2) to forge the consciousness of the (human) race. Both of those jobs are dependent on conflict within the story. You may have a different idea of what fiction is for. Consider whether or not your philosophy needs conflict, but your story probably does.

For writers: describing things without cliches or adjectives

Stuck for how to describe a color that isn't a cliche? Try a verb plus a noun. That red and orange sunrise? It's like bleeding peaches. That blue and green dress? It's like ivy growing on the ocean. Stars in the sky? Like sugar spilled on a black table. Use judiciously.

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How To Write the First Line of A Story

Stuck for how to start a story? Go find a really good first line and "mimic" it. Break down the sentence structure and voice and use it to get a running start. Is your story told from the first person at a later time than the events? Rebecca. Is your character doing something active and characteristic and you have a strong theme? Orlando. Etc. 


100 Best First Lines of Novels 

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Thanks for reading!

Here’s two interesting 99c short stories for you to read: (More fiction coming soon.)

The Law of Large Numbers (Kindle Store on Amazon)

The Law of Large Numbers (All Formats)

Nag Is Hindi for Cobra (Kindle Store on Amazon)

Nag Is Hindi for Cobra (All Formats)

Amazing way to write three times more fiction!

I have discovered a new, brilliant, amazing way to TRIPLE your writing output every day! Every, every day! Triple, AT LEAST, the number of rough draft words that you write AND pages of editing that you finish! 


How, you ask? What is this amazing secret? 


TURN OFF THE FLIPPING INTERNET. 


Either unplug the cable or turn off the wireless switch. 


Just turn it off. 

The Best Sentence You've Ever Written

What's your best line in your story? Look hard at your story and find that one, best, most unique, most-in-your-voice line. Look hard at it. Now make the rest of the story match that line.