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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Twisting the Plot with Ghosts, Mike Hammer, and Bee Tigers
My friend Al Ghostman Place just sold 8 copies of his Pat Canella book and he's chuffed. He said he did it by twisting the Mike Hammer plot with some of his ghostly inventions.
Sometimes a small twist will make a big difference.
Sometimes a small twist will make a big difference.
- Use what you're best at
- Twist it
- Use a tried and true formula and twist it
- Write what interests you
- Write what you know and what you'd like to know
- Know the rules and bend them
- Know the rules and break them
- Write and edit edit edit
- Listen to the experts but use your own voice
- Don't be too proud to take advice
- Build a platform
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GHOSTS, GHOSTS, GHOSTS - A ghost is the second main character in my WIP for a YA Paranormal/Time Travel/First Kiss romance manuscript. I've found there's a lot of things you can do when you use a ghost for a main character. To read a few snippets from my manuscript please use this link =
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Thanks, Robin. Sounds fascinating. I'll post a link to this on my social media sites again so people know about you and your YA manuscript. Hey, everyone, check out Robin Leigh Morgan!
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