Anyone who enjoys the writing and/or reading of a gripping story, could enjoy the golden guidelines best-selling author Nicholas Sparks offers readers in a recent edition of USA Today Weekend.

These tips are offered in conjunction with a short story contest USA Today Weekend is having for readers.  So what are they? Well…I’ll leave that magic to the experts by giving you the link to the whole story at USA Weekend on-line, however, I’ll conjure up a shortened version below.

* Determine the age ranges of your characters.

* Ask questions.

*Decide on answers to the questions in your story.

*Hit the right tone.

Enjoy and thank you to Mr. Sparks for sharing his successful words of wisdom!

http://www.usaweekend.com/article/Love-story-lessons-from-Nicholas-Sparks/