Novels are difficult to write and even more difficult to write well.
Gregory Gottfried, undaunted by the task, has already begun working on
his first novel, a thriller similar to some of the works of a few of his
favorite authors, including Lee Child and Vince Flynn. Gottfried has
found, as he has gone through the many drafts of his work, looking for
ways to improve his writing and storytelling throughout, that sometimes
the best thing he could do is set everything up in order and move pieces
around as he sees fit.
Gregory Gottfried also has to consider information about the characters he is portraying and their various attempts to get past the many obstacles and tests that Gottfried has set up for them. The key to generating suspense is letting the tension grow naturally and slowly. Gregory Gottfried has caught himself many times trying to rush the action to its conclusion, which Gottfried is usually very excited about. But readers don’t want to see the action coming. They want to guess and think about what might happen and make predictions based on what they know about the characters and what the author has shown them so far. Gottfried has slowly begun to master the art of keeping his readers enthralled by suspense and tension in his prose over time.
Gregory Gottfried began writing in middle school and high school. He started with movie scripts and screenplays, often writing his own episodes of his favorite television programs and rewriting the scripts of several of his favorite movies. He eventually decided to write novels sometime after high school.
Gregory Gottfried also has to consider information about the characters he is portraying and their various attempts to get past the many obstacles and tests that Gottfried has set up for them. The key to generating suspense is letting the tension grow naturally and slowly. Gregory Gottfried has caught himself many times trying to rush the action to its conclusion, which Gottfried is usually very excited about. But readers don’t want to see the action coming. They want to guess and think about what might happen and make predictions based on what they know about the characters and what the author has shown them so far. Gottfried has slowly begun to master the art of keeping his readers enthralled by suspense and tension in his prose over time.
Gregory Gottfried began writing in middle school and high school. He started with movie scripts and screenplays, often writing his own episodes of his favorite television programs and rewriting the scripts of several of his favorite movies. He eventually decided to write novels sometime after high school.
