Episode 150 - How to deliver a surprise in th...

Our first sentence's main task is to launch the reader into the story. Here's how to begin our story with a riveting opening sentence. And at the other end of the story, after all the pages how should we write the walkaway?Support the showBuy the master class. 

Not just comedy novels but rather almost all novels will benefit from humor. Here is how to exaggerate to make readers laugh. Also, avoiding dialogue tag modifiers so that our dialogue doesn't become unintentionally funny. Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a st ...  Show more

The most memorable stories are often the ones filled with... surprises! Today we begin a new storytelling series, bringing lessons on business, investing, and life. Expect the unexpected.... (2:51) Hail to Dorothy — the Wicked Witch is Dead!  (8:58) Priceline and Me (16:11) H ...  Show more

Learn an expression to introduce a surprising part of a story. 

How do authors weave stories that effortlessly keep readers hooked from start to finish?

Well, today's episode is all about unravelling the secret to telling irresistible stories in your book. We're diving deep into the art of connecting with readers on an e ...