The Elements of a Page-Turner - podcast

The late Stan Lee didn't have any rules about what makes a story a page turner, he just made sure to interest himself along the way. Lee, comic creator of Spider-man, Fantastic Four and X-Man and former president and CEO of Marvel Comics, says an author has to have a basic idea of plot. From there, he must make the audience care about the hero so that when he gets in trouble, they suffer too. Tension develops when the hero keeps trying to do right, only to land in deeper trouble. How will he get out of it this time? Lee often wondered this too! But by introducing complex situations and surprises, readers are taken on quite a journey that offers big relief and enjoyment when the payoff occurs.
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    That's the point: there are no rules, it's intuition, it's common sense. All together, it's called talent. Either you have it or you don't. Trying to snatch bits and pieces of other people's talent doesn't help much.
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    So what he's saying is a page turner is equal parts conflict and characterization. Improve one to improve the other. I'll remember that. :)
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    So get my main character in trouble...but find a way out that seems impossible. Okay :)
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    I love this of Stan Lee because he is so inspirational he motivated me to open up more creativity to sticking to the main focal point of the story and keep yourself interesting why you are writing the book what great advice thanks alot

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