DiscoverEssential Guide to Writing a NovelEpisode 187 - Giving readers what they want.
Episode 187 - Giving readers what they want.

Episode 187 - Giving readers what they want.

Update: 2025-10-17
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We writers should consider giving readers what they want.  Well, what do they want?  Here is a discussion of the five things readers want in a novel.  Also: the dual timeline plot structure.  And F. Scott Fitzgerald's seven tips on writing.

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Episode 187 - Giving readers what they want.

Episode 187 - Giving readers what they want.

James Thayer