Plotting Your Book: Falling Action and Denouement – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Aug. 26, 2025

Plotting Your Book: Falling Action and Denouement
Though your story may have reached its climax, the tale isn’t over yet. Loose ends must be tied up. This typically occurs int he story’s falling action and denouement. READ MORE

Make Sure the First Page of Your Story is the Best it can Be 
My writing guidebook Write Your Story’s First Page looks at the 11 must-have components of your story’s first 250 words. These include starting in the middle of your story, writing a killer first line, introducing your protagonist, and more. Being aware of what readers need and expect from the first page of the book – even though they often aren’t aware themselves of those elements – is vital to ensuring you make the most of your story’s opener. SEE BOOK

Writing Tip: Improve Writing’s Texture by Avoiding Repetition
One of the quickest ways to ruin a story’s texture is to repeat the same word between sentences and paragraphs. As with any “writing rule,” of course, there are exceptions. READ MORE

Self-Publishing Tip: Trademark Registration is Overkill for New Writers
Authors who’ve written a series of books or who’ve created a publishing house (also known as an imprint) to publish their books sometimes purchase trademark protection in an effort to protect themselves. This almost never is necessary, though. READ MORE

This Week’s Podcast: Select a Viewpoint That Gives You Flexibility
Stories don’t have to be told only from the main character’s perspective. Indeed, the story’s author often narrates a story about a character rather be that persona. When this occurs, authors are writing in third-person point of view. LISTEN TO PODCAST

Book Marketing Tip: Speak about Book’s Topic to Various Groups
When promoting your book, you don’t have to limit public appearances to book signings or radio/television interviews. You might consider creating a presentation related to your latest book’s topic and then finding places to present it. Of course, your book(s) will be on a hand for sale, and you’ll be introduced as the author and such-and-such title. In short, you’re using your status as an author to speak to a group rather than pitching yourself as someone with a book to sell. READ MORE

Client Spotlight: “Bessie Howard, Virtual Sorceress: Her Amazing Adventures through Time and Space!” by Gib Check
About three years ago during covid, Gib Check used his spare time to write a middle grade novel that had been floating in his head for a long time. After I edited the manuscript, Gib published his tale about science whiz Bessie Howard, who has her life all figured out: college at a prestigious university where she’ll learn to be a cyberneticist. But one day while playing a virtual reality game with her friends, something strange happens – she’s teleported to wherever the game is set… the Age of Dinosaurs, the Battle of Gallipoli, the Civil War, Mars. As she tries to figure out why this is occurring to her, unscrupulous powers at Ultra Tech catch wind of her ability and seek to learn how it’s happening for their own personal gain! CHECK IT OUT

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My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of both aspiring and published writers and offers a variety of self-publishing services. During the past 15 years, I’ve helped more than 400 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams at reasonable prices. I’m also the author of a novel, the Storytelling 101 Quick Read series, four children’s books, more than 25 bestselling hiking guidebooks, and even a book of poetry. Several of my short stories in the literary and science fiction genres also have been published.