by Michelle | Apr 12, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
H is for Head-hopping Head-hopping is the ‘art’ of jumping out of one character’s head (perspective) and into another, usually under the guise of allowing the reader the ‘full-on’ experience. I’ve heard many a writer say they want...
by Michelle | Apr 11, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
F is for Foreshadowing This is a plot device that sees an author planting clues in earlier scenes of a story for a payoff at a later stage. If it is done well, the reader won’t see it coming, but upon reaching the payoff, will realise that the clues were there...
by Michelle | Apr 9, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
E is for Exposition Exposition is the insertion of background information that is crucial to the reader’s understanding of a story, be it a backstory (prior events), setting, or description. As with description, my recommendation would be to filter exposition...
by Michelle | Apr 8, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
D is for Describing through Action and (Inner) Voice I’ve read many a book that will grind to a sudden halt as the author stops to describe a character, setting or item. When this happens, I always imagine the characters standing to the side, waiting, or...
by Michelle | Apr 7, 2018 | A to Z Blogging challenge, Blog
C is for Crafting your Story (dramatic arc) I briefly touched on the basics of storytelling yesterday and today’s post with expand on that and provide some links I hope you’ll find useful. Each story you write will follow a structure similar to the image pictured...
