HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE READER: PART ONE
This is an easy one. Before you waste a lot of time describing something that’s familiar to both of us, like waking up, getting dressed, making breakfast, driving to school…yawn…sorry. WRITE it. We’re both writers. Readers are never not writers. INT. SUBURBAN BATHROOM – DAY JEN GLEN, the most indie/alt girl in the sophomore class,…
Read moreThis is the kind of hypothesis that really crystallizes your story for the reader. Is it true? False? It’s the protag’s job to find out, the final test is to prove it.
Read moreWHY DO EMOTIONLESS CHARACTERS WORK?
Because they aren’t. Dexter, Spock, Data, Castiel, even poor Bishop in Aliens. Their lack of emotion is complete fiction. They say one thing and act with the pure motivation of children who love absolutely. That’s why they succeed as characters. They recognize that there are human beings who can’t be replaced and behave accordingly. All…
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