Deep POV is one of those subtle tricks we writers have in our magic bag. Want to sell more books? Give readers what they LOVE. What do readers LOVE? Being IN the story.
Tag: fiction
Jul 09 2019
Inner Demons: Soap Opera Drama vs. Story Drama
Nov 05 2018
Flawed Characters vs. “Too Dumb to Live”: What’s the Difference?
Which is more important? Plot or character? Anyone currently doing NaNoWriMo is all, “WORDS! ONLY WORDS MATTER NOW! Get off my case, Blogger Chick. I’ll figure out plot and character later.” *awkward silence* To write great fiction, we need both. Plot and characters work together. One arc drives the other much like one cog serves …
Sep 15 2017
Putting the Fan BACK in Fantasy—Getting Past Ye Same Olde Same Olde
I’m Kim Alexander back to talk about fantasy world-building. This time I’m looking at those writers who make every heroine in their stories a—wait for it—princess. This is different from Chosen One Syndrome, because when it comes down to it, every protagonist is a chosen one; you’ve chosen to write about them. In this installment, I’ll …