The debut romance novel from Tennessee writer Katie Holt, "Not in My Book," is a steamy slow burn in which the two main ...

Draw a mountain on a sheet of paper (just like the picture below) and write notes about what will happen at the key moments in your story: the opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending.

Readers don't like this because the ending has nothing to do with the story – very unsatisfying. Whatever kind of story you write, work out a satisfying ending and include it in your plan.