Writing: Fictional Camera Techniques

Writing: Fictional Camera Techniques

Fiction writing requires the ability to make scenes come alive for readers. Think cinematically about your camera angles. Writing Tip for Today: Here are some camera angle techniques to enliven your fiction: Camera in Fiction What exactly is a “camera” to fiction? When we watch a play or a movie, the omniscient camera moves around […]

Camera Angles in Fiction Writing

Camera Angles in Fiction Writing

Most novel writers have heard that their scenes should be cinematic. You want readers to imagine what they are reading as a film playing in their heads or as John Gardner said, “the continuous dream.” If your scenes are to be cinematic, you will need to know where the camera is in every scene. Writing […]