Three things I learned while writingA BURNING TRUTH
Be Certain of Your Facts. Recently I read a novel where the main character fled an assailant along Lake Shore Drive in Chicago just north of the Loop. Anyone familiar with the area knows it’s a street with tall skyscrapers, not suburban houses with fenced-in yards and gardens as depicted in the scene. The lesson here? If an author mentions actual places, make certain the setting is accurately reflected. I learned this the hard way when I used two different names for the same minor character in separate books. It is essential for me, particularly when writing a series, to keep an updated list of important dates, character names and profiles, location and setting details. Nothing jars the reader more than meeting a character in book fifteen that was killed off in book three. Readers don’t like to be introduced…
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