Sione AeschlimanMay 2, 20193 minYour novel's inciting incidents"Inciting incidents?" you may be asking. "As in, more than one?" Yep. When I think about the structure of a well-paced novel, I identify two inciting inciden...
Sione AeschlimanFeb 28, 20196 minYour novel's primary conflictWhen I sit down to write an edit letter for a client, the first thing I ask myself is: What is this book's primary conflict? Simply put, a book's primary con...
Sione AeschlimanDec 10, 20185 minYour novel's Darkest MomentToday I want to talk about your book's Darkest Moment and give you some ideas about how to self-check that it's the best Darkest Moment it can be. What is ...
Sione AeschlimanDec 10, 20185 minYour first 50 pagesWhat should your first 50 pages accomplish? They should hook readers and set up expectations for the journey we're going to be on: the novel's tone and paci...
Sione AeschlimanDec 4, 20187 minYour novel's structureWhat is structure? When we talk about the structure of a novel, we're describing the order of the major plot points, the work that needs to be done by the ma...