Heads up! For 2025, I will be shifting to twice monthly posting. Hopefully this will mean I will be able to tag only one or two key ideas instead of half a dozen, making the posts easier to search for specific advice. I’ve been told I should write my stories with a theme. How doContinueContinue reading “December 2024”
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Editorial Advice
This week in editorial advice tweets. Questions about POV and MC (main characters; protagonists) https://twitter.com/lz_edits/status/1641759760130224128 This first question asks about when to introduce the MC. My short answer is above, but here’s a longer discussion because 256 characters is never enough. Point of view (POV) is the main vehicle for connecting readers to a characterContinueContinue reading “Editorial Advice”
Stop asking WWYD
WWYD (“What would you do?”) is a common question in writing groups. It happens when an author reaches an impasse in the story for the character’s actions. So often it comes across like a popularity contest: I’ll have the character do whatever most of them say they’ll do, and that will make my story popular.ContinueContinue reading “Stop asking WWYD”
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