The combination of suspense and medicine can be very potent, pulling the readers into the story and not letting go until the end. In a medical thriller story, the setting is usually a hospital. The protagonist is a person well learned in medicine, and there is a mystery that involves medicine and the knowledge of the protagonist to help solve it. However, these are just the … [Read more...] about How to Write a Masterful Medical Thriller Book
Writing & Editing
How to Add Drama to Your Stories
Adding drama to your stories, just for the sake of adding drama will only turn your fiction story into a melodrama. However, a good story with a tight plot offers plenty of opportunities for drama, which comes naturally into the story; through characters, storylines, and emotions. When the drama comes and feels natural, then your story becomes stronger, more emotionally … [Read more...] about How to Add Drama to Your Stories
Rosanna Ley’s Top 5 Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. Don’t be in a hurry. Take your time to read, dream, think, plot, plan. Let the idea for your story compost. Create a space for your story. 2. Don’t just write what you know – write what you want to explore and … [Read more...] about Rosanna Ley’s Top 5 Writing Tips
Emylia Hall’s Top 5 Writing Tips
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. 1. READ. Read widely, and read well. And read critically. Get swept up in the story, sure, but also retain your critical powers. If a book's working for you, examine why. And if it isn't, work out why too. It's about gaining … [Read more...] about Emylia Hall’s Top 5 Writing Tips
How to Write Literary Fiction: 5 Unmissable Things Your Story Needs
Literary fiction is hard to define, because many writers, published authors, editors and agents have a different definition for it. And if a type of novel is hard to define, then it gets even harder to write, because how can you be sure that what you’re writing will fit the genre? But, literary fiction, while often wrongly defined and described as eccentric (and even boring), … [Read more...] about How to Write Literary Fiction: 5 Unmissable Things Your Story Needs