May 7, 2011Subtext in DialogDialog in fiction is a proving ground for a writer. Here is where your ear for truth, your understanding of your characters, and your...
Apr 26, 2011The Heart of POVA while back, I posted on point of view (POV), a primer on what it’s all about and the basic navigation principles for mucking about with...
Apr 13, 2011How Much is Enough?Do you have to wait until you’re in the mood to write? Are you blithely making excuses for not writing? Is this non-writing the result,...
Apr 5, 2011Where your plot beginsHow do you start a story? Do readers expect a nice big grabber scene? And at what point does the plot kick in? I said in my last post,...