Taylor’s Reviews > Writing the Paranormal Novel: Techniques and Exercises for Weaving Supernatural Elements Into Your Story. > Status Update

Finally made it through the plot and pacing notes, and even character voices, which was fun if basic. Great examples and a good practice exercise in it too.

Still in the plot chapter, but taking a break to sleep. Still pretty great advice so far, even if a lot of it feels obvious or basic to me (having read a lot of 'how to' books and articles on writing in general), but I'm making notes as I go. Still down to keep reading tomorrow.

Lots of talk about power limitations and magic and how it works, definitely coming back to this too. Great ideas and suggestions to avoid power creep or author cheats.

Great advice on cliches, and some good exercises so far in expanding on those cliches and developing them more fully to break the mold. (Also a few good ideas in general, I might come back to that later...)

A lot of good recommendations in here about making interviews and inquiries more successful. Great ideas for worldbuilding too.

Funny and lighthearted so far, doesn't take himself too seriously. I like his Voice.