5) Put some humor in. Even when you're writing a horror story, a sad story or a story about mental illness. There's no need to make the reader depressive. The best books make you feel all sorts of emotions, make you cry and laugh.
6) Stick mainly to the one story you want to tell. You may put some background about all your characters but focus on the main story. Since two months I'm trying to finish a book (I promised a review and will write one). The author's good writing style and his capacity to describe people drew me in immediately, but he's gliding from one story to an other, never coming back to the characters he started the novel with, I still have no idea if there even is something like a plot. I've lost interest.
7) Trust starts before actually reading: Title, cover and blurb are what will make a reader choose your book. I keep telling my daughter "Don't judge a book by it's cover", but it doesn't work. The first impression is crucial.
6) Stick mainly to the one story you want to tell. You may put some background about all your characters but focus on the main story.
Since two months I'm trying to finish a book (I promised a review and will write one). The author's good writing style and his capacity to describe people drew me in immediately, but he's gliding from one story to an other, never coming back to the characters he started the novel with, I still have no idea if there even is something like a plot. I've lost interest.
7) Trust starts before actually reading: Title, cover and blurb are what will make a reader choose your book. I keep telling my daughter "Don't judge a book by it's cover", but it doesn't work. The first impression is crucial.