Review: “The Wysman” by Dorothy A. Winsor

I received an ARC copy of Winsor’s newest novel The Wysman set to release this month on June 27, 2020. While the book was interesting and pleasant to read, I wouldn’t say it made my top ten or even my top twenty reads of 2020. There were many aspects of the book that the author could improve, all of which you can find below.

Fleshing Out Your Characters: How to Make them More Realistic

We’ve all been there. A great idea pops into our head, giving our heart a jump start. Our thoughts race as timelines lay themselves out. We think of every scenario we can put our characters through—wait, characters? Yep, those people who our readers become so invested in they cry with them, laugh with them, sometimes get so frustrated with them they wanna smack them. They’re one reason our stories exist and one way we hook our reader into continuing on. How do we get to that moment where our readers become that invested in our characters? Read on for your answer.

Narrative: Who Is The Voice of Your Story?

So, we’re back again, only this time around we’re setting the topic of styles to the side for the moment. You can only work on one thing for so long before you lose focus on it, right? Right. If you’re worried about not being able to write your story without knowing everything about your style of writing, let me put those fears to rest.

NaNoWriMo

Well, it’s that time of the year again. Yes, it’s time for all writers to unite and begin the painstaking task of creating an entire novel in a single month. It’s a wonderful, horrifying kind of daunting task that the faint of heart and easy to stress probably should be wary of taking on. Let’s dive into it, shall we?

The World of Styles: A Starting Point

So, I’ve promised writing advice. Well, Bookoholic’s, I’ve come to deliver. Here is the very first bit of advice I’d like to give you all for your writing. Every author has it. Every author has struggled with it. And every author has found it. So now, let’s talk about yours.