by Polly Watt | Mar 6, 2024 | Guest Post
A book may begin on page one, but the real story starts when a key moment sets the plot in motion. This week, Polly Watt from Fictionary shares how to craft an inciting incident that will hook your readers. What is an Inciting Incident? At its most basic, an inciting...
by Ali Bumbarger | Jan 24, 2024 | Author How-To & Mindset
The foundation of every story, from heart-wrenching romances to suspenseful thrillers, is conflict. Without it, stories would have a beginning and an ending, but nothing in between. If your characters aren’t working to overcome something, there is no story. Conflict...
by Lexi Greene | Dec 8, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Last week, Mark had a message to share with authors who didn’t “win” this year’s NaNoWriMo. It is an important reminder that there is no way to “lose” the NaNoWriMo challenge because you can always take what you worked on and continue building toward the book you want...
by Lexi Greene | Dec 1, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
A letter from our own Mark Leslie Lefebvre for everyone who didn’t hit 50K this NaNoWriMo. So it’s December 1st, and NaNoWriMo is over. And everywhere around you, fellow author friends are posting on social media that they made it, they...
by Lexi Greene | Aug 30, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
While the world of literature continues to expand every year with countless new stories, one genre has continued to claim the top spot of the publishing landscape. As we at Draft2Digital press ever closer to our million-book milestone, many genres continue to find...