Storytelling Conflict: A Broader View
What does it mean to take a different approach to conflict? And how can that understanding help us keep readers engaged in our story?
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What does it mean to take a different approach to conflict? And how can that understanding help us keep readers engaged in our story?
Pin ItLast time, we discussed how to introduce our characters. Now, here are 4 tips for ensuring we’re giving readers the right impressions of our characters.
Pin ItIt’s time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at Writers Helping Writers, where we’re exploring how to introduce our characters to readers.
Pin ItTo increase reader satisfaction, we want to give our story meaning. How can we use foreshadowing to make our story feel purposeful and meaningful?
Pin ItWe’ve discussed POV and voice, but what does the term “word choice” mean, how does it affect our writing, and what goes into choosing the right words?
Pin ItOur story is—in many respects—what our story’s POV tells readers it is. So what do we want readers to get out of our story and chosen POV?
Pin ItWhy is POV so important to understand? The better we understand the power of our character’s POV, the stronger we can make our characters and our story.
Pin ItThird-person POV ranges from the most distant to the deepest perspectives, so how can we tell where our story falls on the POV spectrum to avoid problems?
Pin ItFor dialogue attribution, action beats are more flexible than dialogue tags for our writing, adding details to our story and immersing readers in the scene.
Pin ItAs authors and audiences have diversified, it might be time to look at the standards for formatting non-English words and explore some of our options.
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