http://www.content4reprint.com/profile/holly-lisle-12260.htm The RSS feed of the Latest 10 Articles by Holly Lisle at Content for Reprint Thu, 15 May 2008 11:56:33 +0000 en http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/life-passion-deadline.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 11:56:33 +0000 Holly Lisle Writing writingnovelthemes http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/life-passion-deadline.htm The Conclusion of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE SeriesYoure ready to write the story of your life Youve put your heart and soul into it... http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/planning-a-heart-stopping-story.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 08:42:09 +0000 Holly Lisle Writing writingnovelthemesnovelwritingplottingoutlining http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/planning-a-heart-stopping-story.htm Part VII of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE SeriesOver the last six lessons, youve figured out your theme, and youve worked out at least one and possibly several subthemes Youve learned how to use blended scenes, intercuts, and cliffhangers to work both themes and subthemes into your work... http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/interweaving-your-novels-themes-and-subthemes.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:35:06 +0000 Holly Lisle Writing writingnovelthemesnovelwritingplottingoutliningwritingplottingthemesubtheme http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/interweaving-your-novels-themes-and-subthemes.htm Part VI of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE SeriesWhen youre writing a book, you want every page to drag the reader to the next one, even if shes late for work, even if its two oclock in the morning and he needs to be up at six, even if the plane has landed and your weary traveller really must get bags in hand and get off the plane... http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/dig-deeper-with-your-novels-subthemes.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:28:06 +0000 Holly Lisle Writing writingnovelthemesnovelwritingplottingoutliningwritingplottingthemesubthemewritingnovelfictiontheme http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/dig-deeper-with-your-novels-subthemes.htm Part V of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE SeriesBy now, you have a solid grasp of the importance of having a theme for your story, of keeping it personal and hidden to avoid writing the dreaded Message Book, and of hanging on to the courage of your convictions in writing it the way you need to, knowing that you cannot ever please everyone, nor should you try... http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/playing-chicken-with-your-story.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:35:08 +0000 Holly Lisle Writing writingnovelthemesnovelwritingplottingoutliningwritingplottingthemesubthemewritingnovelfictionthemewritingthemepassionnovelfictionopinion http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/playing-chicken-with-your-story.htm Part IV of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE SeriesAnd now we come to the hard bit Youve got your theme, and youve figured out how to bury it so that its there for you, and SOMETHING meaningful is there for your reader... http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/burying-your-novels-message.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:00:11 +0000 Holly Lisle Writing writingnovelthemesnovelwritingplottingoutliningwritingplottingthemesubthemewritingnovelfictionthemewritingthemepassionnovelfictionopinionnovelthemeswritingfictionhow to write http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/burying-your-novels-message.htm Part III of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE SeriesIn the first two articles, weve explored how essential it is to have a theme to give your novel direction, and how to find those themes that will resonate with youYoud think that once you have a theme, you could just sit down and write your book about that, and youd bring powerful emotions and passionate storytelling and compelling, page-turning action to your tale---but it just aint so... http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/how-to-find-your-novels-pulse.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:14:07 +0000 Holly Lisle Writing writingnovelthemesnovelwritingplottingoutliningwritingplottingthemesubthemewritingnovelfictionthemewritingthemepassionnovelfictionopinionnovelthemeswritingfictionhow to writewritingnovelsfictionthemespersonal revelation http://www.content4reprint.com/writing/how-to-find-your-novels-pulse.htm PART II of The 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE SeriesThe best novels youve ever read---the ones that stuck in your mind and kept you going back to re-read them, that made you think, that made you feel, maybe that scared your socks off---were not about what they were aboutSound cryptic...