Here's a list of 7 books that have influenced my writing in terms of voice and tone, and have taught me how use the setting as a major character, the plot as a dreamy wonderland, and the characters as beautiful creatures that are so flawed, they're perfect.
Make your setting a character.
Becoming a bestseller would be many an author's greatest fantasy. But, is there a formula?
"...there are only two things you must do with your first fifty pages...
I started querying in June/July, and sent my queries to 80+ agents...
The beast bit me and I sat down to start a gothic novel. I started about a week ago, and I'm about 19 chapters, and 92 pages in. Needless to say, I've been swallowed by the premise and I feel as if, if I were the reader, not the writer, I'd read this book. And … Continue reading Finally – I’m writing a gothic novel!
Adding emotion to stories can be one of the more difficult aspects of writing. Sure, a writer knows what their characters are feeling, but can they make a reader *feel* the characters' emotions?
So how do you edit your book? Each author has their own method of madness, but many would agree that these steps are critical:
Descriptions make or break writing.
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Reading Between the Dunes 