novel http://novel.zersal.com Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:14:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Characters In A Romance Novel Before you even begin writing your novel, you need to know who your characters will be. Minimally, you would want two major characters, the hero and the heroine. They will interact mostly with each other throughout the novel. How they interact with each other will determine the outcome of the sto...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/22/characters-in-a-romance-novel/ The Lazy Man’s Guide To Great Characterization One subject arising whenever writers gather to discuss their craft is the mining of life itself for story material. While a vital and important technique, it is important to remember that real human beings are impossibly complex, far too complicated to serve as story characters without major modi...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/21/the-lazy-mans-guide-to-great-characterization/ A Plan All writers should use a plan whether written or reflected. This includes the initial idea, the content or main points, and the conclusion whether it is an article, a short story, a chapter, or a complete novel.

Let us look at the article. This starts with main idea that is engendered in th...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/20/a-plan/ Is “That” Really “Very” Necessary Lift your writing from average to polished with some simple little edits you can do right now.

That and very are two of the most overused words in writing and often the most overlooked by writers. By using these words with care, you'll find your sentences flowing smooth...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/19/is-that-really-very-necessary/ Writing and Walking - Beating Writer’s Block Writing and walking are a seemingly odd mix of topics for an article, but they go well together. Particularly if you write during breaks in your walk.

Writing Journals

Whether you are writing articles or the great American novel, you will inevitably suffer from writer's block. A good...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/18/writing-and-walking-beating-writers-block/ Writing Requires Self-Control The only way to become a writer is to write. That requires a great deal of self-control and dedication, not only writing when the urge is upon you, but even when it is not. That requires seeing the words flow onto the blank page or screen.

Force yourself to sit at your desk or in front of y...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/17/writing-requires-self-control/ Writing Tips For Novice Authors If you are reading this article then you probably have asked yourself at some point in your life, "Do I have what it takes to become an author?"

I believe that successful authors, those who actually write and finish that novel, or book of poetry, or even that book of short stories, and se...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/16/writing-tips-for-novice-authors/ Untrue Father (A short Story) Kallu was a tenant of Santosh Kumar Nayak. Santosh Kumar was a businessman in a small town of Utter Pradesh. So far the rent is concerned he was charging the rent very much according to the prevalent rates. Santosh Kumar was not contended with the rent alone Kallu was paying. He apparently had a ...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/15/untrue-father-a-short-story/ Have You Plotted Your Story Before Writing It Creative Writing Tips -

The writer, who doesn't have the time to plot, always finds the time to rewrite.

Sound familiar?

I've been guilty of this too, back in the early days of my writing apprenticeship. I was so eager to get stuck into writing my story that I wouldn't bother...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/14/have-you-plotted-your-story-before-writing-it/ Writing the Serious Novel Let me put my cards on the table straight away and say that I am primarily interested here in giving you an insight into what is involved in writing a serious novel. What I mean by 'serious' will become more obvious, I hope, as I explain my position. For me the initial urge to write can be anyt...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/13/writing-the-serious-novel/ Sustaining Tension in Fiction Take a cue from the popularity of exposees and tabloids: the best way for readers to escape the problems and concerns of their own lives is to delve into the messy dramas surrounding others. This sort of fixation is not unique to modern culture, either. The ancient Greek tragedians believed that ...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/12/sustaining-tension-in-fiction/ Seven Compelling Reasons to Get Your Name on a Book Cover Have you ever considered writing a book? If so, maybe you've already established firmly in mind your exact purpose for becoming an author. Your reasons may match one or more of those below. Or perhaps you could add yours to the list. Nevertheless, with some 65,000 books being published in the Un...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/11/seven-compelling-reasons-to-get-your-name-on-a-book-cover/ MCSE Certification - Better Than Novell In this article we're going to cover the pros and cons of getting a Microsoft Certification as opposed to getting a Novell certification. To start with, the arguments as to which networking software is actually better will no doubt go on for as long as these two companies are in business. The pu...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/10/mcse-certification-better-than-novell/ The Billionaire Writer’s Secret During a career spanning twenty-five years of novel, film, and television work, I've two major tools most valuable: the yogic "chakras" for characterization, and Joseph Campbell's model of the Hero's Journey for plot structure.

These are not random choices, nor were they selected becau...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/09/the-billionaire-writers-secret/ Do You Plot With Your Character In Mind Creative Writing Tips -

You are plotting the story. You write down what will happen, what problems will arise, what obstacles you will place so the character won't reach his goals immediately, what he's going to do to overcome these problems etc

So all these things will be happening...]]> http://novel.zersal.com/2008/11/08/do-you-plot-with-your-character-in-mind/