42 Common Mistakes Novelists Make by Paula Berinstein

Author:Paula Berinstein
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-02-08T21:27:51+00:00

24. The Marshmallow. Your story lacks conflict and suspense. Even comedies with happy endings contain conflict. A character who meets his soulmate and goes off to do good works with her might be inspiring, but if that's all there is to the story, readers are going to feel let down. A character who meets his soulmate and can't get together with her so he goes off to do good works and gets taken captive by terrorists--now that's a story. A novel can be uplifting without foregoing conflict. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that it can't be uplifting without it.

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