teaching corner - Ayers Edits

Point of view is a bugaboo for many writers. Editors too.

To read like a writer means to read material not for pleasure, but for education.

TV producers have been using this method for years to determine if a show is worth investing in beyond a pilot episode or season.

I don’t know why this rule gets the regal treatment.

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.