Author Diary Entries

027: Top 10 tips for how to build a story for your book


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Learn the top 10 tips for how to build a story for your book, whether you write fiction or non-fiction content, in this episode of Indie Author Weekly! 

In this episode, you'll find out practical strategies for crafting a story from the beginning of your initial idea to the end of your work. This episode includes examples of both fiction and non-fiction, so regardless of the type of content you write as an author, you'll be able to apply these tips to your own work. 

A great story includes some kind of an angle, or approach, that resonates with readers. Your job as an author is to give your readers a reason to pick up the book and start reading... and then keep them engaged throughout the book right until the end (and hopefully afterward, so that they keep reading your work every time you publish a new book!). 

What are you doing to give your reader a reason to care? How are you capturing their attention throughout the story? This episode of Indie Author Weekly delves into these topics and more to ensure you build an awesome story for your book. Tune in to get the details now... 

Access sample chapters of Sagan's novels, transcripts of each episode, cheatsheets and spreadsheets relevant to the episode topics, and additional resources, at SaganMorrow.com/secretpodcast.  

Resources & links mentioned in this episode:  

  • Learn more about Sagan’s books at SaganMorrow.com/books  
  • Tune into the “secret” version of this podcast to access the (free!) character writing prompts worksheet at SaganMorrow.com/secretpodcast  
  • Read "A Choice Between Two" for free at Books2Read.com/b/polypassions1  
  • Read "Being Good" at Books2Read.com/b/polypassions5  
  • Read "The Business of Writing & Editing: Practical Tips & Templates for New Freelancers" at SaganMorrow.com/the-business-of-writing-editing-book  
  • Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series as an example of great fast-paced YA writing  
  • Submit your questions at SaganMorrow.com/question  

Connect with Sagan (@Saganlives) on Twitter and Instagram. Feel free to use the hashtag #IndieAuthorWeekly to chat about this episode.  

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