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<br> <h4>Vampires, werewolves, and zombies, oh my!</h4> <p>Writing a paranormal novel takes more than casting an alluring vampire or arming your hero with a magic wand. It takes an original idea, believable characters, a compelling plot, and surprising twists, not to mention great writing.</p> <p>This helpful guide gives you everything you need to successfully introduce supernatural elements into any story without shattering the believability of your fictional world or falling victim to common cliches.</p> <p>You'll learn how to:</p> <ul> <li>Choose supernatural elements and decide what impact the supernatural will have on your fictional world</li> <li>Create engaging and relatable characters from supernatural protagonists and antagonists to supporting players (both human and non-human)</li> <li>Develop strong plots and complementary subplots</li> <li>Write believable fight scenes and flashbacks</li> <li>Create realistic dialogue</li> <li>And much more</li> </ul> Complete with tips for researching your novel and strategies for getting published, <i>Writing the Paranormal Novel</i> gives you everything you need to craft a novel where even the most unusual twist is not only possible
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- Author
- Harper, Steven [Harper, Steven]
- Publisher
- F+W Media, Inc.;Writer's Digest Books
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781599633091
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Fiction, Language Learning, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 4.03 / 5 (180 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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