I have mainly been writing guest posts for other blogs and neglecting my own. *sad face* So, I’m hoping to post here more regularly going forward, but it will mean shorter posts. *mittened fist-bump* One of the things that writers seem to struggle with a lot when shifting from limited…
Writing Insecure Characters
If your character is going to struggle with insecurity, it’s important to show this emotion clearly.
Writing Trauma In Fiction: Anniversaries
The anniversaries of traumatic events can radically increase internal conflict.
Writing Complex Emotions In Deep POV: Shame
The key to deep POV is specificity and particularity. Put the reader in the scene with the character, in their shoes, inside their head — keep no secrets.
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?
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),…