| In fiction, the writer's job is to entertain, to draw an | | | | when we think we know "who did it" - bam - a new |
| emotional response from the reader. The reader is | | | | twist creeps up and a story involves more. As we |
| often looking for suspense, action, and to go on a | | | | near the end we wonder if there is time to solve it. Will |
| journey they have not been on before, one they will | | | | it have a happy ending? Most readers long for a good |
| not easily forget. Readers want to get drawn into and | | | | ending to their story as they grow fond of the |
| experience the story for themselves. They want | | | | characters in the book and want to see the best |
| characters they can relate to and form a personal | | | | happen to them. |
| connection with. But most importantly, they want a | | | | For those looking for a good fiction book to read, one |
| good book. One that leaves them anxiously awaiting | | | | that stands out is the fiction thriller, Sledgehammer, by |
| each turn of the page. | | | | Paulo J. Reyes, M.D ( This book has a well-developed |
| Here are three crucial elements of a good fiction book: | | | | story that takes place in an ER in Los Angeles. The |
| Well-developed characters: The characters in the | | | | author, an ER Doctor himself, depicts the ER setting |
| book must be well developed and believable. The | | | | perfectly as patients appear and seek treatment and |
| characters should remind you of your teacher, your | | | | case after case of medical drama unfolds. The story |
| lawyer, your doctor, or maybe even your best friend. | | | | takes you hour by hour through life in this ER until the |
| Even though they are fictional, they come alive for us | | | | unthinkable happens and one of the patients appears |
| in the story. | | | | with smallpox symptoms. What happens next is fiction |
| Action: A good fiction book needs to be filled with | | | | at its finest and leaves you eagerly asking, "Could it |
| action. The good guys are after the bad guys, the | | | | happen today?" |
| doctor needs to find a cure. From the beginning to the | | | | Writers write about what they know. They can bring |
| end, the reader can't bear to stop reading because the | | | | the sounds, colors, and images of their world to life in |
| action just keeps coming. | | | | their story. Fiction is where writers get the opportunity |
| Great Plot: The writer keeps the reader guessing right | | | | to bring you into that world and keep you there until, |
| to the end by using surprising, realistic plot twists. Just | | | | "the end. |