Author: Randy
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Establishing your Character’s Scene Goal
Establishing a goal for your character in each scene of a book is important for driving the narrative and engaging the reader. In all good scenes, your point-of-view character will have a goal or desire, something they want to achieve. Each scene in the novel should contain a mini-goal for the character, moving them closer…
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Military Matters
Are your military characters using the right equipment? Do they speak like soldiers? Does your character’s background support the story goals? These are just a few of the questions authors ask themselves when they are writing stories that involve characters with military backgrounds. And this is exactly why you need a Military Technical Advisor to review your…
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Keeping Romance Interesting
Part 2 about adding Romance Conventions to your action, thriller, crime, or military story that keep it interesting.
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Creating Obstacles in Romance
This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. you integrate this into your plot? Well, there are conventions you need to think about. In my blog posts, I often speak about Story Grid’s Five Commandments, which should be present in all Acts and scenes of your…
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Randy Surles Interviewed by Victor Marx Part 2
Military Thriller and Certified Story Grid Editor Randy Surles interviewed by Victor Marx from All Things Possible.
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Randy Surles Interviewed by Victor Marx Part 1
Listen to military thriller editor being interviewed by Victor Marx from All Things Possible.