POV
The Writing Lesson I Didn't Know I Needed For years, I wrote every manuscript in omniscient point of view. At the time, I didn't realize there was anything wrong with it. I wanted readers to know what everyone was thinking, feeling, and planning. It felt natural to me. Then I started studying modern fiction more closely and noticed something important. Most novels weren't jumping from one character's thoughts to another. Instead, they stayed firmly rooted in a single characte
dennahunter
Jun 22
Show, Don't Tell
The Writing Lesson That Changed Everything If I could give my younger writing self one piece of advice, it would be this: Stop explaining everything. When I first started writing, I was a chronic teller. If a character was angry, I wrote that they were angry. If they were scared, I wrote that they were scared. I thought I was being clear. The problem was that readers understood what was happening, but they weren't experiencing it. That's why "show, don't tell" is so important
dennahunter
Jun 22
