Be mindful of these crucial elements as you write your book.
In fiction, the writer’s job is to entertain, to draw an emotional response from the reader. The reader is often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a journey they have not been on before, one they will not easily forget. Readers want to get drawn into and experience the story for themselves. They want characters they can relate to and form a personal connection with. But most importantly, they want a good book. One that leaves them anxiously awaiting each turn of the page.
Here are three crucial elements of a good fiction book:
Well-developed characters
The characters in the book must be well developed and believable. The characters should remind you of your teacher, your lawyer, your doctor, or maybe even your best friend. Even though they are fictional, they come alive for us in the story.
Action
A good fiction book needs to be filled with action. The good guys are after the bad guys, the doctor needs to find a cure. From the beginning to the end, the reader can’t bear to stop reading because the action just keeps coming.
Great Plot
The writer keeps the reader guessing right to the end by using surprising, realistic plot twists. Just when we think we know “who did it” –bam – a new twist creeps up and the story involves more. As we near the end we wonder if there is time to solve it. Will it have a happy ending? Most readers long for a good ending to their story as they grow fond of the characters in the book and want to see the best happen to them.
For those looking for a good fiction book to read, one that stands out is the fiction thriller, Sledgehammer, by Paulo J. Reyes, M.D(http://www.pauloreyes.com). This book has a well-developed story that takes place in an emergency room in
Los Angeles.The author, an emergency room doctor himself, depicts the ER setting perfectly as patients appear and seek treatment and case after case of medical drama unfolds. The story takes you hour by hour through life in this ER until the unthinkable happens and one of the patients appears with smallpox symptoms. What happens next is fiction at its finest and leaves you eagerly asking, “Could it happen today?”
Writers write about what they know. They can bring the sounds, colors, and images of their world to life in their story. Fiction is where writers get the opportunity to bring you into that world and keep you there until, “the end.”
Thanks! This is very nice information. I myself am writing a book. The series is called Power People(Name could change). The book is called Power Arisen. It is about six kids and how they gain these powers and must use them to defeat a grand enemy.
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Well, I am a 14 year old boy, and for about two years I've been trying to write a medieval fantasy novel like LOTR.
I happened to see this article, and it has lots of good advice. But when I read the part about the "will they win" thing, I realized that my book's plot was sorta predictable. Now I think I'll have the good guys be defeated, and barely rise up to kill the antagonist.
Thanks! This was a lot of help! Im writing a fantasy story about 2 kids that find a myserious stone in their backyard and end up telporting into a world called "Audria". Where theres tons of diffrent races of animals that talk!
I'm writing a fiction book myself, obviously, called Hourglass (the time tripper). It starts with the awakening of a warrior from more primitive times, who, with the help of the typical high schooler that looks like his reincarnatied beloved, has to help him recover his memory and identity, with the aid of a mysterious charm.
they can relate to and form a personal connection with. But most importantly, they want a good book. One that leaves them anxiously awaiting each turn of the page.
Thanks! This is very nice information. I myself am writing a book. The
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