Category: Qualities of Good Fiction
Writers of fiction are consistently told, and rightfully so, to “show, don’t tell.” In other words, a reader wants to see the story unspool, not…
Read MoreSeveral weeks ago I was speaking with a friend who is in the throes of completing a debut novel. A beta reader, who is an…
Read MoreGetting into character is a theater term. It’s the effort an actor makes to embody the part they are playing—well beyond the script and the…
Read MoreI am in the midst of draft 18 of my current novel. This is an administrative fact, but one that carries nuance. The term defined:…
Read MoreThe idea is this: part of the meaning or significance of a work of art is provided by the viewer. The viewer of the work,…
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