By: K.M. Weiland
As an author, you have the ability to wield great
power. But you know what? You’re probably not wielding it. This
power is scary. It probably scares you. It definitely scares your
readers. But assuming you want to learn how to write books readers can’t put
down–that is a most excellent thing.
What power am I talking about?
I’m talking about the power to glue readers to
your pages because they have no idea what’s going to happen next.
Guess
What? Your Readers Already Know What’s Going to Happen in Your Book
The idea that what’s gonna happen next? is
the most important question in fiction is tossed around quite a bit. You don’t
need me to tell you that your readers want at least an element of the unexpected in your book’s ending.
Toss in a good old-fashioned plot twist. Mission accomplished.
Or not.
Because if this is all you’re
doing, then you’re not wielding your power to thrill readers to its full
ability.
Readers today are smart. They understand how
stories work. They see 75% of the plot twists coming waaaay yonder
down the road. They know the character archetypes. They understand the
Hero’s Journey. They know what the setup for a happy ending looks like, and
they know when there’s tragedy in the wind.
In some respects, this is unavoidable. In other
respects, it isn’t even a bad thing. (Remember, the best stories are those people will read over and over again,
long after they know the ending.)
But it also means the door is wide open for any author
brave enough to truly wield the fearsome power of the unexpected over his
characters’ lives.
The 2-Part
Formula for How to Write Books Readers Can’t Put Down
. . .
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