Is it really important to make your story compelling?

Make Your Story Compelling

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Is it really important to make your story compelling?

 

Example of a compelling story: The Missing Jackal Mystery – The Cora Chronicles – Upon arrival in 1926 London, two ruffians run off with hers and Archie’s two identical cases. From the docks Cora and Archie run off on a mad chase through the streets of London to catch them. They return, without their cases, to find Archie’s assistant, Brandon murdered.

What makes Cora and Archie compelled to look for their suitcases? What kind of trouble could they get into while they search for the rag-a-muffin thieves? And what does Brandon have to do with this? Stay tuned as we watch the story unfold as the two get in and out of danger. Stay compelling.

21 Tips for Creating a Compelling Short Story

“Your main character should be multi-dimensional and at least somewhat sympathetic, so readers can relate to him and start bonding with him right away. And give him a human side, with some inner conflict and vulnerability, so readers care about him and start worrying about him immediately. A worried reader is an engaged reader. Remember that readers need to care about your character before they’ll start caring what happens to him.” More…

How can I write compelling stories?

“Always make your end intriguing. As I said, try to find an alternative. While writing suspense, always show reader only one side of the coin. Then when the reader reaches the end, make him/her drop his/her jaw. There are various ways to do that.” More…

5 Elements for Crafting a Compelling Story Your Audience Will Love

“So, try to deliver your message to one person, keep it simple and be generous. This is your opportunity to personalize your story and have people locked in from start to finish. But is connecting enough? What good is building rapport and evoking emotion in your readers if it doesn’t inspire them to take action? You need to leverage this connection by narrowing in on an obstacle your readers hold close to their heart—which leads us to the second element of crafting a compelling story.” More…

Search your past. We all have compelling stories to visit in our own history. But then, if we do not tell these stories their compelling nature diminish if they don’t come out. Pull them out of your mind and understand what makes a compelling story. Use what you know and weave your new story to to show your characters and plot in living color. And as another compelling story occurs to you, or as you find yourself with pen and paper, the that intriguing story spill from your imagination. Tell your tale, ask yourself if the story will provide interest to your audience. Compelling stories, it’s what you readers want.

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Don’t forget to edit your character’s story. Are you using the right words to describe them? More …

Start on your new novel.

Start on Your Novel

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How to Start Writing a Novel When You Don’t Know What to Do

You may brainstorm if you want to start your novel, or until your brain hurts. If you wish, you could time yourself for each creativity session. Since you were away from your other responsibilities, you may need to return to them. Write your ideas as they come to you.

Keep those pesky voices of the past like elementary school teachers who told you how wrong your grammar and spelling inaccuracies. Those things are not important while you brainstorm. Any and every idea that comes to your mind is worth jotting down. Remember, these new creative thoughts and words may not make sense while you brainstorm. Any written thoughts may produce results you’re looking for, but offer more ideas for your characters, scenes and/or plot.

“After deciding what my story was going to be about (an uncool teenager, who is new to town and becomes friends with the popular crowd, is forced to decide if being cool is all it’s cracked up to be), I then had to pick a genre.

I think this makes sense to do after you decide your story idea. Unless you’re dead-set on writing a mystery or a horror novel, I think you need to begin with the story itself, then figure out what genre is most suitable for it. There may be some exceptions to this, but for me, it worked best in this order.” More…

How to write a novel this year

“Before I begin, I talk to Frances Booth (a colleague, no relation), author of A Writer For All Seasons: Beat Blocks, Face Your Fears And Keep Writing. Apparently, I’m tackling it all wrong. Instead of looking for empty stretches, she says, I need to find regular short spells of time: “Start by finding 10 or 15 minutes, and once you get going, you’ll find a bit more. Even if that day arrives when your diary is clear of every other obligation, if you’re not already writing, you’ll just fill the time with something else.” More…

A book in itself is unlikely to make or break you, but it is a powerful extension of your business or blog. More…

Tell everyone about your stories. More…

Need more help to fix your story to hook in your readers? More…

Don’t forget to edit your character’s story. Are you using the right words to describe them? More …

Start Writing Now – This book is for the dreamers who say one day they will write their stories and become a writer. Then they forget their dreams of writing. But they can write now – write those stories now. I mean right now.

How Not To Write A One Star Novel – Do you want to create a five star novel? Learn from other writers’ mistakes and prevent yourself from receiving any one star reviews for you hard work. Here is your free e-book.

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Publish Traditional or ePublish

Should You Publish Traditional or ePublish

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Why you shouldn’t just publish on Amazon or B&N

After your journey to plot, draft, edit and finish your story, now is the time to consider what direction to publish your novel. EPublish? Publish traditionally? After all, the idea is to get your accomplished work out to the public, for your audience to enjoy your story. Let’s consider all options.

“When making wise decisions, you first need to know the facts. While many self-published authors take the easy road, selling solely on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and or through retailers who have deals worked out with their printer, this isn’t always the best decision.

If you look at commerce as a whole, those who sell on multiple channels have 91% greater customer retention than those with a single platform for processing orders. The more sales channels you open, the higher your odds of building a solid fanbase.

But, you can’t just offer your book on a million different websites without a robust sales “platform.” You need a plan that automates and integrates multiple fulfilment channels and makes it easy to keep track of your inventory, orders, and delivery. It shouldn’t matter where your orders come from. Here is some advice to streamline your operations.” More…

Is EPublishing A Good Idea?
Want to grow your audience? Have a message you know you should share with the world? If you’re a blogger, writer, and/or an entrepreneur, you might be thinking about self-publishing a book.

A book in itself is unlikely to make or break you, but it is a powerful extension of your business or blog. More…

Tell everyone about your critique group. More…

Need more help to create a great story plot? More…

Don’t forget to edit your character’s story. Are you using the right words to describe them? More …

Start Writing Now – This book is for the dreamers who say one day they will write their stories and become a writer. Then they forget their dreams of writing. But they can write now – write those stories now. I mean right now.

How Not To Write A One Star Novel – Do you want to create a five star novel? Learn from other writers’ mistakes and prevent yourself from receiving any one star reviews for you hard work. Here is your free e-book.

R. M. Scott Author Site

Hook Your Readers Into Your Story

Hook Your Readers In

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Your Characters Should Hook Your Readers to Your Story

How are you going to hook your readers into your story after reading the first few pages? The reader is more interested in the way you lay down your story, to keep them reading. There is not enough time to go through your entire plot in such a small allotted time. You must sharpen your writing skills by creating a great opening line that describes either the character’s situation or the setting that effects your character. This is to get your reader to read the next sentence and the next sentence… Now, let’s get them on to the next page.

7 Steps to Creating a Compelling Story

“First, it starts with a trigger, something that causes an initial connection between the customer and with your brand. This “trigger” creates a projection of your company narrative which in turn creates a “memory” for your customer. At this point, you’ll either induce some sort of good feeling for your customer, or they’ll forget about you. People don’t remember what you told them, they remember how you made them feel. If you can’t make your customer feel strongly about your brand it’s highly unlikely they will remember you and move on.” More…

A book in itself is unlikely to make or break you, but it is a powerful extension of your business or blog. More…

Tell everyone about your stories. More…

Need more help to fix your story to hook in your readers? More…

Don’t forget to edit your character’s story. Are you using the right words to describe them? More …

Start Writing Now – This book is for the dreamers who say one day they will write their stories and become a writer. Then they forget their dreams of writing. But they can write now – write those stories now. I mean right now.

How Not To Write A One Star Novel – Do you want to create a five star novel? Learn from other writers’ mistakes and prevent yourself from receiving any one star reviews for you hard work. Here is your free e-book.

R. M. Scott Author Site