Time Transitions in Fiction
Not acknowledging the passage of time can leave readers confused about “when” they are in the story.
Not acknowledging the passage of time can leave readers confused about “when” they are in the story.
You, as a writer, are providing a valuable service to readers.
Never doubt it!
Identify what your ideal reader looks like?
I recently heard someone call ellipses drama dots, and now I want to rename them. Drama dots sounds much more intriguing.
Readers need to know where characters are located in a scene as well as what the characters are doing.
If changing your mindset is not enough to get through writers block, here are a few practical tools.
Writer’s block is showing up because it has a message for you.
How do you decipher the message?
Beta readers are early readers who give you feedback after you’ve gone through developmental editing.
I know many writers are swearbears. Nothing can make a writer cuss louder than an unexpected Word update just when they’ve hit a writing groove and all the words are flowing easily.
Pantsers are writers who do not write with a plan. Outlines feel like handcuffs. They sit at the keyboard just to see what happens next, or who will show up.