Writing: Grounding Your Reader

Writing: Grounding Your Reader

The reader needs to know where they are in every chapter and scene you write. Writing Tip for Today: It isn’t enough to tell about the location at the beginning of the story/chapter. Ground your reader at intervals so you maintain a clear vivid picture for the reader at all times. Movies give you a […]

Writing Effective Conversations

Writing Effective Conversations

Last post, we talked about writing effective dialogue in general. Now, let’s focus on writing dialogue within a scene. Writing Tip for Today: Here are some tips for creating effective conversations within a scene: Resist Speechifying Dialogue in fiction is more than she said and then he said. In fact, if your scene contains sufficient […]