Comments on: Seven Fiction Writing Rules https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:01:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Barbara Radisavljevic https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/#comment-48012 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 18:01:39 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13325#comment-48012 I don’t write fiction, but as a reader of about five books a week I agree with all you have said. Readers have an overwhelming number of reading choices. I have come to the point where if an author doesn’t grab my attention quickly, I drop the book and go on to the next one. Use flashbacks wisely or they just confuse me. Make at least one character likable enough for me to care what happens to him or her. It is the characters that make or break a book for me. They make me interested in the plot.

]]> By: Sofi Dagnon https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/#comment-46629 Fri, 14 Aug 2015 14:33:26 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13325#comment-46629 Point three particularly resonated with me. Sometimes I get so caught up into building a rich world I forget the reader doesn’t necessarily need to know everything that ever happened.

Thanks Kate!

]]> By: Kate Foster https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/#comment-46425 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:04:38 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13325#comment-46425 In reply to Iqra Asad.

You are most welcome, I’m pleased the rules helped you.

]]> By: Kate Foster https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/#comment-46424 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:04:07 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13325#comment-46424 In reply to Yasmin Timothy.

Glad it helped!

]]> By: Iqra Asad https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/#comment-46421 Sun, 21 Jun 2015 13:19:16 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13325#comment-46421 Thank you for covering the basics in such a comprehensive way!

]]> By: Yasmin Timothy https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/#comment-46224 Wed, 13 May 2015 20:19:50 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13325#comment-46224 Rule number 5 including the examples more than the other rules resonated with me. Thank you.

]]> By: Kate Foster https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/#comment-46205 Wed, 06 May 2015 23:58:29 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13325#comment-46205 In reply to Mary Cooney-glazer.

I’m so pleased it’s helpful, Mary. I say to forget all the technical stuff in the earlier drafts and follow these guidelines first of all. Good luck with your writing.

]]> By: Mary Cooney-glazer https://booksbywomen.org/seven-fiction-writing-rules/#comment-46204 Wed, 06 May 2015 20:07:19 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=13325#comment-46204 Kate, This is some of the most helpful advice for fiction writing that I’ve seen.. Thanks for sharing. Mary Cooney-Glazer

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