Is Your Novel Readable?

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Here is an article to read from Writers Digest, my favorite writing resource. It discusses the 10 elements every novel should have. These elements give appeal and will capture interest in the story. Please click below to read the article. You will find it helpful.

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Writer's Digest Home Page  :   Subscribe  :   Renew  :   Bookshop "As a writer, you must create a world populated with characters who live their lives before our eyes, and you must do so with words only." Like this quote? Click here to Tweet and share it! The Top 10 Elements of a Book People Want to Read Brian A. Klems Online Editor WritersDigest.com @BrianKlems This guest blog is written by Helga Schier, PhD. She is a former Big Five editor. Check out her Top Ten Errors Writers Make Writer's Digest  Tutorial for even more great instruction on how to improve your writing.  So you've got a great idea and you want to write a book. Go for it, I say, because these days, anyone can publish a book. Self-publishing  empowers the writer in all of us. Nonetheless, quality still matters. Why? Because we don't just want to publish, we want to publish successfully; we want to publish books people want to read. And  that takes more than a good idea. That takes craft. Highly readable books are polished, refined, sophisticated, and mature on all three levels. To fulfill the potential of your book, develop  and sharpen the following top ten elements.  Read more...