I stumbled onto writing novellas by accident. I saw a snippet of news in Writers' News magazine. It said that a publisher was looking for revenge novellas and was struggling to find women to write them. It was one sentence, but it caught my eye.
Three years later, I have a contract for
two novellas in my *Die Hard for Girls series and a publisher interested in the
first novella I ever wrote. At last, I had found my niche.
*Note - the Die Hard for Girls books will be relaunched and re-released by my new publisher, Limitless Publishing as the Crime Files in April and May 2015.
*Note - the Die Hard for Girls books will be relaunched and re-released by my new publisher, Limitless Publishing as the Crime Files in April and May 2015.
Here's my top 5 tips on writing novella -
1. You need to be able to pitch your
novella in one sentence. Any more than that and it's probably a novel you're
writing.
2. Short chapters are ideal for novellas. They keep readers interested.
3. Your main character's goal should be the
main theme of the novella. For instance, the theme for Hell To Pay (the book will be relaunched and re-released by my new publisher soon) is revenge
and how Nancy Kerr avenges her parents' murder and her rape.
4. End every chapter with a revelation, a
question or a shock that will have readers racing to the next chapter.
5. Your main character should be someone
readers will want to go on a journey with, usually a heroine or a hero. If he
or she is a villain, make some part of them sympathetic. If you don't, it will
put readers off.
For more tips on writing a novella, check
out the piece I wrote for Words With Jam. To read it click here
Happy writing:)
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| Whatever you do, don't start your novella like Snoopy. Book 1 in the Crime Files Available April 28th  Coming soon from Limitless Publishing - the Crime Files  |
