Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Best Tips For Writing A Good Novel

By Patty Goff


Are you burning with passion to write a novel but do not know where to start? Well, you need not worry any more. We will look at a few tips for writing a good novel. The most important thing about coming up with a good novel is to have an interesting story line. What this means is that you must have an idea about what you want to write about before finally deciding to put it down in words.

It goes without saying that you need to be well prepared just as for any work of art. The preparation here entails many things ranging from conducting research on your subject matter. Research will be needed whether you are a factual or fictional writer. In some instances, you may need to conduct interviews, visit geographical locations and so on.

The plot is everything to your story; come up with an interesting one. Make sure that the described events have a chronological element that will keep the reader captivated and rearing to find out what the future events are. You can have several stories included in your novel but all should flow in a given distinct direction.

A good writer has the ability to submerge the reader into the story. The reader should be made to use all their senses. Let them hear the rattling of leaves and the drops of water falling onto the dry, thirsty ground of the desert. Let them see the characters and the events as if they are witnesses. Let them feel, smell and taste. Capturing their imagination should be your aim.

Humor is an ingredient that you must make use of in your work. With properly used sense of humor, any form of writing is a good read. Whenever possible, use witty statements that will require your reader to use some intelligence to figure out where the funny part is. The funny parts of your story should be randomly placed so as to catch your readers off guard.

Make your stories as emotional as possible. Humans are created in such a way that memories are often related to some form of emotion be it love, hatred or indifference. Let your readers experience these emotions as they read through your work. Creating an emotional suspense ensures that the readers keep remembering the story for many days even after they have read it.

Embrace peculiarities in your work to give a human element. In other words, if you are using human beings as characters in your story let a variety of attributes come out. Let your characters act both rationally and irrationally as we all do when faced with different situations. This is how you will get the readers to relate to your work.

When your readers cannot conclusively guess how your story will end up, then you have written something good. The most boring story is one in which the outcome is too obvious for everyone to see. There is no thrill in reading it. A good one, on the other hand, has numerous twists and turns that force you to keep reading to find out what lies ahead.




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