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 […]

Experiment, But Ground Your Scenes

In the late sixties and early seventies, many novelists and other writers experimented with stream-of-consciousness writing that stretched the boundaries of what readers were willing to read. Richard Brautigan, an Oregon native inspired me to try some fiction that was pretty obscure to everybody except me. While I’m glad I felt free enough to experiment, […]