Point Of View And Other Devices
One of the most important decisions you will make in writing your story is choosing which point of view to use. The point of view is the “head” or “camera […]
One of the most important decisions you will make in writing your story is choosing which point of view to use. The point of view is the “head” or “camera […]
If the first rule of writing is Show, Don’t Tell, the second should be Keep It Active. Active voice is what puts us in the middle of the action and […]
Giving life to a character is one of the most rewarding parts of being a writer. It is also one of the most difficult. Too many times in fiction we […]
Have you ever read a court transcript? It accurately gives a word-by-word report of exactly what is said. But it is interesting? Uh-uh. If we wrote verbatim the way we […]
“Just be like that,” she pouted. “Oh, come on,” he groaned. “Not this again.” “You don’t love me,” she replied. “Right,” he snarled. “That’s why I bought you an eight […]