Plotting and scheming that novel?: "Most novels are larger than life. More things happen, deeper problems are solved. Novels fulfill a reader's flight of fancy because it is how they THINK they would like their lives to be.
This is where a Newbie author can slip-up. They sometimes try to make their novel too ‘true to life'. Readers don't want stories that are life as THEY live it. When readers pick up a book, they're seeking diversion from routine. Successful novels reflect their fantasies."
By ajbarnett from Spain
Eager to write that first novel that is about to burst out of you? Here's some simple easy to follow advice from a veteran writer to help you along with that first book.