5 tips on how to show the passage of time in a story without using author intrusion or telling and staying in deep point of view.
Category: How To Write Fiction – Advanced Tips
Take your writing to the next level – from beginner to intermediate and advanced with these tips.
Deep Point Of View
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4 Responses To Uncertainty That Create Tension In Fiction
Something I’ve observed over the last two years or so is how different personalities react to uncertainty. Very little about life is certain, that’s always been true, but when the stakes are raised different personalities handle uncertainty in varied ways that can create all sorts of really compelling internal conflict….
How To Write Fiction - Advanced Tips
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Writing Insecure Characters
If your character is going to struggle with insecurity, it’s important to show this emotion clearly.
How To Write Fiction - Advanced Tips
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What Is Your Character’s Emotional Kryptonite?
What emotion will your character avoid at all costs, and what does it cost them to avoid it?
Deep Point Of View
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Use Beats In Deep POV To Convey Emotion
In deep point of view, we want to use beats instead of dialogue tags to attribute dialogue. Beats move the story ahead, they are more efficient, keep the reader deep inside the character’s head, and remove the writer/narrator voice. In limited third person, dialogue tags are encouraged (he said/she said),…
How To Write Fiction - Advanced Tips
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Creating unique voices for multiple POV characters – and how to show their emotions
So excited to have Aiki Flinthart on the blog today. I’m recovering from knee surgery and Aiki generously stepped in for me and is sharing about creating unique characters. Aiki describes every pantser’s nightmare below, *grin* but don’t panic. You would go through all the same steps to pants your…