Fiction Writing Tips: How To Write A Novel | Savannah Gilbo

 

You sit down to write, you finish a chapter, you read it back. And then there's this moment, maybe small, maybe gut-punching, where you realize the words on the page don't match the story in your head. 

If you've ever felt that, the question that follows is almost always the same one: why? "Why is there such a big gap between what I envisioned my story ...

 

You know that feeling when a scene technically works, but still feels… off? The events make sense. The dialogue is fine. The pacing might even be working. But when you read it back, something about the scene feels distant, confusing, flat, or emotionally disconnected.

When that happens, one of the first places I'd look is point of view. Because POV isn't just a...

 

Have you ever sat down to write your romance novel knowing exactly what your meet-cute is, exactly what your breakup looks like, and even what your happily ever after moment will feel like—and then still had no clue what's supposed to happen between any of those scenes?

If so, you are definitely not alone. This is where most romance writers get stuck—the connec...

 

You know what a great YA novel feels like when you’re reading one. The emotions are immediate. The friendships feel like the whole world. The choices feel huge, even when they look small from the outside. And the protagonist feels like someone becoming themselves in real time. But when you sit down to write your own YA novel, that “YA feeling” can be surprisingly hard...