MARK DOUGLAS DORAN
markdouglasdoran.com Novel Writer, Helping you to become the best writer you can be
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Ghost Noir: Shaking Hands with the Grim Reaper
Beyond Heaven and Hell - my third novel
His soul has been kidnapped by a one-year-old talking baby nicknamed Babylon. Along with two other kids John and Paul.
They'll be taken to an abandoned warehouse building.
Forced to rob houses by Carl. A psychic medium who uses dead kids' souls for his own bidding.
Any refusal will result in a trip straight to hell for eternity.
Watched over by "The Darkness," an evil entity made up of fog who wants to take over Heaven and destroy Earth.
Who will do anything to obtain "the "Revelation Text". The missing last page in a book that will make the goal a reality.
Summoning demons to rise, forcing archangels to descend from heaven to do battle.
Leaving heaven unguarded.
Luke discovers one of the houses set to be robbed is his own.
With the help of a psychic named Jane. the three boys must figure out a way to defeat the Darkness, and save Heaven and Earth. Protect his family who he cannot communicate with before it's too late.
The Baxter House -- my second novel
But there's one catch he doesn't know. The show is entirely fake. The cutthroat head producers will do anything for ratings. Faking paranormal activity, from chairs moving to thumps on the wall. While inside the Baxter house, they'll take it to the next level. And try to summon the spirit of Joseph Henize. Said to be a spirit whose desire is to enslave mankind.
Believing it to be an urban legend they laugh it off. But they'll fail to realize the truth until it's too late. Now countless thousands of lives are at stake. Tom's grandfather tried stopping Joseph many years ago and was locked up in an institution for it. Tom's father wants his son to have nothing to do with the house.
Now Tom will be called upon to stop Joseph and save the town. But is he a hero? Can he find it within to stand up to something truly evil? Or fail and lose the ones he loves?
Alien Invasion: and the origins of mankind -- my first novel
What would you do if you knew something horrifying was going to happen that would lead to devastating consequences for billions of people and no one would believe a word you say when you tried to warn them? 4 young boys in the small town of Springbrook Gardens will face that impossible question.
It's May 30th, the weekend of the 50th annual festival. A time for a celebration, with music, games, fireworks, food, and fun for all. For the boys, it should be the time of their lives. But all that will be threatened when they discover a UFO in the forest and learn aliens are planning a global attack starting in their town.
To make matters worse they find out the military will do everything necessary to prevent the attack including bringing down the mothership which will crush their small town. Everything and everyone they care for will be lost. Warning everyone should be straightforward.
But the kids known as the "Cry Wolves Gang" have a history of running around town making up silly stories. It's gotten to the point where no one will believe them if they say the sky is blue. Now they have less than 24 hours to prevent a war between the military and aliens even if it means sacrificing their own lives.
Aliens vs. the military: whoever wins, the town loses.
Will they save their town and the ones they care for in time? Will the aliens succeed in attacking and what will the boys discover along the way about the origins of mankind that will astonish themselves and soon shock the world?
Monday, February 7, 2022
HOW FAME AND MONEY NEVER GOT TO STEPHEN KING
HOW FAME AND MONEY NEVER GOT TO STEPHEN KING
Would it have changed him for the better or worse?
What you can learn from his actions.
https://markdouglasdoran.com/fame-and-money-never-stephen-king/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A DEAD GENRE IN NOVEL WRITING
THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A DEAD GENRE IN NOVEL WRITING
Are there some genres to avoid? can you write about anything?
which ones sell?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/such-thing-dead-genre-novel-writing/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel
WHERE DO WRITERS GET THEIR IDEAS FROM?
WHERE DO WRITERS GET THEIR IDEAS FROM?
Can you learn from them? What do writers mean when they call their ideas “the spark”?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/where-do-writers-get-their-ideas-from/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel
HOW TO LURE YOUR READERS TO LOVE YOUR PROTAGONIST
HOW TO LURE YOUR READERS TO LOVE YOUR PROTAGONIST
What tip can you apply to your novel that will make your characters lovable?
and make the reader want to turn the page to the end. Are there any secrets
that a new writer can apply
https://markdouglasdoran.com/lure-your-readers-loving-protagonist/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel #protagonist #readers
HOW NOT TO WRITE A NOVEL AND AVOID BAD ADVICE
HOW NOT TO WRITE A NOVEL AND AVOID BAD ADVICE
What can help you, and what to avoid. Do online programs help you become a great writer?
What can make you a better writer faster? What can you learn from?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/how-not-to-write-a-novel-and-avoid-bad-advice/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel #advice #better
HOW STEPHEN KING CREATES SUSPENSE AND CONFLICT
HOW STEPHEN KING CREATES SUSPENSE AND CONFLICT
What are his tricks you can apply to your novel? what makes him so good? How is he
different from other writers?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/stephen-king-creates-suspense-conflict/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel #StephenKing #conflict #suspense
27 DIFFERENCES IN AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL WRITERS
27 DIFFERENCES IN AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL WRITERS
Which one are you? How to go from being one to the other. How are they different?
If you had to make a list of the differences between the two what would you put on it?
Is there a difference?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/differences-between-amateur-writers-and-professional/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel #amateur #professional
Thursday, January 27, 2022
DESTROYING 30 MYTHS ABOUT BEING A WRITER
DESTROYING 30 MYTHS ABOUT BEING A WRITER
What are the odd ones? Can any of them be believed?
Can they help with your novel?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/destroying-30-myths-about-being-writer/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel #myths #believe
HOW TO EXAMINE YOUR NOVEL CLOSE-UP AND OVERALL
HOW TO EXAMINE YOUR NOVEL CLOSE-UP AND OVERALL
How to examine your novel close-up and overall
Using a microscope and telescope for novel writing. How do they help?
What can be learned from the two that will make you a better writer?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/examine-your-novel-close-overall/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #examine #scene #novel #microscope #telescope
SECRETS SUCCESSFUL WRITERS DON’T TELL YOU
SECRETS SUCCESSFUL WRITERS DON’T TELL YOU
Is it possible to learn them? Can they help with your novel?
How you can apply them right away
https://markdouglasdoran.com/secrets-successful-writers-dont-tell-you/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #amateur #scene #novel #secrets
I DARE YOU TO WRITE FROM THE ANTAGONIST’S POINT OF VIEW
I DARE YOU TO WRITE FROM THE ANTAGONIST’S POINT OF VIEW
Imagine what the story would be like. Would it be more interesting? A better read?
Could this actually be done? Would anyone want to read it? Is it something a new
writer could take on?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/dare-write-from-antagonist-point-view/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #amateur #scene #novel #villain #bad #antagonists
8 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANTAGONISTS IN YOUR NOVEL
8 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANTAGONISTS IN YOUR NOVEL
can you create more than a standard villain who wants to take over the world?
what other options are there? what can pull in the reader?
https://markdouglasdoran.com/8-different-types-antagonests-novel/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #amateur #scene #novel #villain #bad #antagonists
HOW TO MAKE EVERY SCENE IN YOUR NOVEL POWERFUL
HOW TO MAKE EVERY SCENE IN YOUR NOVEL POWERFUL
What brings them to life? what can you do to make your novel rememberable?
Don’t look it at it like writing a novel, but taking it scene by scene.
https://markdouglasdoran.com/make-scene-alive-powerful/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #amateur #scene #novel
IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING THE READER ASKING QUESTIONS
IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING THE READER ASKING QUESTIONS
fire their imagination. Give them two plus two and let them figure it out. Lure them in while getting their minds racing.
They will not be able to stop reading.
https://markdouglasdoran.com/about-getting-reader-asking-questions/
#MarkDouglasDoran #writer #story #amateur #story #reader #questions #mind
Ghost Noir: Shaking Hands with the Grim Reaper
my Fourth novel Ghost Noir: shaking hands with the Grim Reaper https://markdouglasdoran.com/.../2024/01/Ghost-Noir-1-1.epub William Grey is ...
-
My first Novel Alien Invasion: and the Origins of Mankind https://markdouglasdoran.com/.../Alien-invasion-real-2.epub What would you do i...
-
my Fourth novel Ghost Noir: shaking hands with the Grim Reaper https://markdouglasdoran.com/.../2024/01/Ghost-Noir-1-1.epub William Grey is ...
-
My third Novel Beyond Heaven and Hell https://markdouglasdoran.com/.../Beyond-Heaven-and-Hell... 12-year-old Luke is dead and his problems ...