Novel: Relationships and Complexity of Character

While continuing to write my series of short stories for this novel of mine I've started to place a great focus on what it is that makes a good story. This has included not only stories in books but also those in films, poetry, plays and the various other forums we have to tell a good story. In my experience what makes a good story isn't necessarily the plot, but the characters within the story and the relationships in which these characters share.

Writing a Novel: An Update

Last month I wrote a blog post saying that I was considering writing a novel of some sort. Well, I have finally settled on a theme, genre and all the other various details associated with it.

Thinking of Writing a Novel

Over the past few years I have often pondered about whether or not to write a novel and if so, what should it be about?