Why Write About PTSD in Fiction?Trauma adds depth and emotional stakes to a character’s journey. When characters face overwhelming mental struggles, readers rally behind them. Including PTSD in a backstory risks cliché unless you portray emotional consequences beyond occasional memories. Updated July 2025 What Do Writers Get Wrong About PTSD?…
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How To Show Don’t Tell Backstory In Deep POV
Showing a character’s backstory in deep pov is tricky. It’s always easier to use the author voice to explain or summarize what’s already happened, why the character is acting or thinking a certain way, explain erratic behaviour, etc. and just move on with the story. Choosing deep point of view…
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How to Remove Author Voice and Strengthen Deep POV (With Examples)
A character says or thinks — I don’t know what to do or She didn’t know what to think. Here’s some pro tips to eliminate author summary and master deep pov.
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Make The Most Of Sensory Detail In Deep POV
Using sensory details is something even new authors know they need to make the most of! With Deep point of view, your use of sensory details needs to level up. Using sensory details is one way to avoid cliché and pull your reader deeper into the story while being super…
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Mastering Character Description Without Info Dumps In Deep POV
How to fix info dumps in character description using deep POV.
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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….