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Do you have a Life
TEN WAYS TO UPGRADE YOUR MANUSCRIPT (CONT’D)
Story
10. MAKE YOUR DRAMATIC SCENES LONG . . . AND LONGER (Cont’d)
SECOND REQUIREMENT FOR DRAMATIC SCENES: HEART-STOPPING EVENTS.
Think of the books you’ve loved—you always know those dramatic scenes when
you see them. They’re about Danger; Passion; Murder; Betrayal; Sabotage;
Death.
Remember—most readers read most novels for the sheer emotional pleasure of
their dramatic scenes.
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ABOUT MARALYS WILLS
Maralys Wills’s fifteen published books span several genres and publishers. Her
fiction works include four romance novels published by Harlequin and Silhouette
and a techno-thriller Scatterpath, about airplane sabotage. (Presidio Press).
Among her ten nonfictions are two books on writing: Damn the Rejections, Full
Speed Ahead won its category in Best Books (Stephens Press); a treatise on
addiction (Hazelden); and four memoirs.
Two light-hearted memoirs include A Circus Without Elephants, and A Clown in the
Trunk. Her dramatic personal story, Higher Than Eagles, enjoyed five movie
options, including from Disney. Her recently-published, memoir, The Tail on my
Mother’s Kite, drops back into her childhood, when she and her brother were raised
by a rich, beautiful, and oversexed mother . . . and relates how she and her brother
overcame the chaos created by a mother who was married seven times.
Three of Wills’ volumes have won national awards.
For 30 years Wills has been teaching novel-writing and memoirs, and in 2000 was
named Teacher of the Year. With her lawyer-husband, Rob, she raised six children,
five boys and a girl.
We are looking for
stories with humor,
or nostalgia, or
drama
Just about everyone
has something they
have experienced
and would like to
share with readers.
Check the
Life Story
Feature in past
issues by visiting the
Writers Tricks of the
Trade blog archives.
Contact: Maralys (at) Cox (dot) net
Editors Note: The above is a good example of a short bio.
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