As you work on brainstorming story ideas for this week – NaNo Prep 101 has some exercises that might help if you’re stuck – I’d like you to consciously think about how you plan to narrate the story, and from whose perspective. I bring this up because while ghostwriting romance, I’ve been reading more romanceContinue reading “Point of View and Narration”
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Genre Explorations
I’d like to start off my two months of National Novel Writing Month preparations with an exploration of genres. Most people understand the concept on some level, but writers really need to be able to look deeper to see the patterns and expectations of different types of stories. It’s also a good place to start if you’re trying to figure out what you’re going to write for NaNoWriMo. The main genres of fiction are crime, fantasy, romance, science fiction, Western, inspirational, historical fiction, and horror. These are the headings you might see in a bookstore over the different sections in fiction.
Marie Efromson 