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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Transform Information Dumps into Dialogue
by Tim Kane The dreaded information dump. You know it. The chapter’s staring off and there’s all this information you simply must give to your reader. Like back story or technical details. Yet a dense paragraph packed with explanations is … Continue reading
He Thought, She Thought: Tricks to Interior Monologue
by Tim Kane The debate between a first-person and third-person narrator can get heated. The key advantage to first-person is the total and complete access to the protagonist’s thoughts. But say you opt for third person, that doesn’t mean you … Continue reading
See the World Through Your Character’s Eyes
Tim Kane Ever have your manuscript critiqued and readers respond with: “It was good”? Not “great” or “I couldn’t stop reading.” I’d rather have a reader hate my work. Then I could figure out what I was doing wrong and … Continue reading
Change Tense to Highlight Weak Verbs
by Tim Kane I recently decided to switched the tense (and the point of view) on a finished manuscript. (Crazy, I know.) However, it did reveal something interesting about my writing. I’ve been through this manuscript dozens of times. Yet … Continue reading
Sprinkle Description Like Breadcrumbs
by Tim Kane Each time you introduce a new locale, you’re obliged to describe the scene. What things look like, the sounds, the smells, etc. Writers usually dump this information in one gigantic paragraph that reads like an encyclopedia entry. … Continue reading
