Wednesday 28 August 2013

A reality check

A big theme of my teaching of writers is ensuring that the reader feels that they are there in the middle of the story.

How do you do that? Well, write for the reader - can they see what they need to see of the place and the characters etc? Did you give them enough information? You know it’s raining but did you do enough to make them feel the rain on their face?

Also, know your characters. For a story to be believable, the characters have to be believable and realistic. Cardboard cut-outs do not tell good stories!

John Dean

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