Be Unique

Never underestimate the power of atmosphere in your writing. Using unique items to show a character's style reflected in the furnishings of a room are as important in a novel as they are in your own home. If you have a fun-loving bachelor you might even have a beer pong table in his living room. Describe it, and have him use it, and you might even introduce your readers to a brand new sport. At the least you will give your character a flair he might have not otherwise had if you just had him sitting on a worn out couch surrounded by three-month old laundry. Don't settle for the mundane old cliches of a typical bachelor, give yours class. Do the same for any of your characters and you'll build a universe that is fun and exciting, but most of all -- unique.