Novel by Jimmy Mabong

The 12 steps

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 03:41:20 UTC

Mr. Jerry Jenkins, A Professional Pantser Novelist shares his wisdom on how to write a novel with 12 proven step. Would you care to share what you know about Mr. Jerry Jenkins?

Step 01: A Winning Story Idea

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 03:47:04 UTC

Your story idea doesn't mean to be grand or powerful, an idea that can carry your whole novel a story with 75,000 words or more, and that idea will make it happen.

Step 02: Pantser or Outliner

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 03:48:59 UTC

Pantser means you just sit with your pants on and write the whole story without plans, and the outliner is opposite.

Step 03: Unforgettable Characters

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 03:51:04 UTC

Your Characters should be unforgettable, make their background story as tragic as possible even the villains had tragic story that's why they are made and not born.

Step 04: Conduct thorough Research

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 03:53:31 UTC

Your story, Fiction or Non-fiction also have facts how the smartphone works, how the volcano explodes, Facts are interesting that make will make your readers learn something from it.

Step 05: Your POV Character

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 03:56:33 UTC

Third Person Limited "He, She, They", First Person "I, Me", 2nd Person "You, We" Where do you want to put your eyes inside the story? How do they or you perceive the story?

Step 06: Begin in 'Medias Res'(in the midst of things)

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 03:59:28 UTC

"It's a bright and sunny day, and the clock striking at 13:00." this is an example of opener or story opening. Can you make it better?

Step 07: Trigger the Theater of your Reader's Mind

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 04:04:41 UTC

Instead of "She is short, but she is beautiful"Boring, You should write like "I looked down on her, and saw a beautiful eyelashes above her sparkling eyes, and her well-shaped nose between them, and her lips captivates me." Wow, you read them. Can you also imagine it? Improvise it if you want.

Step 08: Rump Up your Character's Trouble

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 04:10:58 UTC

Don't show or tell the troubles of your characters just keep it behind theirselves. Even your troubles are also well hidden, right?

Step 09: Make your Hero's Predicament Appear Hopeless

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 04:14:36 UTC

When your Hero or Protagonist found the answer of his problem make it hopeless like in this dialogue "Why, Why is this so hard? We won. But Why it appears like I am the one who loses!" He cries. You are now curious. Right?

Step 10: Bring it All to a Head

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 04:20:07 UTC

This is where your climax explodes every sparkles of your Hero's fireworks, I imagine you get it? Comment if not.

Step 11: Leave your Reader Wholly Satisfied

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 04:21:19 UTC

When the troubles are resolved don't make your readers dissatisfied.

Step 12: Separate Writing and Editing

jimmy1mabong — 2024-11-23 04:23:05 UTC

Writing and Editing are different so it's a common sense to separate them. First draft to final product.