30 Days to a Stronger Novel

Each day's entry includes:
• Inspirational quotes
• examples that illustrates the topic
• Walk the Talk: easy, yet practical tips to immediately improve your novel

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Watership Down with Armadillos: Titles
Search Me: Subtitles
Defeat Interruptions: Chapter Divisions
Scarlett or Pansy: The Right Character Name
My Wound is Geography: Stronger Settings
Horse Manure: Stronger Setting Details
Weaklings: Every Character Must Matter
Take Your Character's Pulse
Yin-Yang: Connecting Emotional and Narrative Arcs
Owls and Foreigners: Unique Character Dialogue
Sneaky Shoes: Inner and Outer Character Qualities
Friends or Enemies? Consistent Character Relationships
Set Up the Ending: Begin at the Beginning
Bang, Bang! Ouch! Scene Cuts
Go Away! Take a Break
Power Abs for Novels
White Rocks Lead Me Home: Epiphanies
The Final Showdown
One Year Later: Tie up Loose Ends
Great Deeds: Find Your Theme
The Wide, Bright Lands: Theme Affects Setting
Raccoons, Owls, and Billy Goats: Theme Affects Characters
Side Trips: Choosing Subplots
Of Parties, Solos, and Friendships: Knitting Subplots Together
Feedback: Types of Critiquers
Feedback: What You Need from Readers
Stay the Course
Please Yourself First
The Best Job I Know to Do
Live. Read. Write