Tag Archive | generating dramatic tension
Generating Page-Turning Momentum—Characters & The Wound
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Hmmm, what’s the story behind THIS? Can we answer the question, “What is your book about?” in one sentence. Is our answer clear and concise? Does it paint a vivid picture of something others would want to part with time and money to read? Plot is important, but a…
Using Backstory Effectively
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
? Image via Flikr Creative Commons courtesy of Zoetnet. All righty. So we have been discussing “flashbacks” and I have been working hard to pull this blanket term apart because not everything that shifts back in time is the dreaded “training wheel flashback” that make us editors break…
Why Flashbacks Ruin Fiction
Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:
Image via Flickr Creative Commons, courtesy of Sally Jean We have been discussing Deep POV, and yesterday I mentioned hating flashbacks with the power of a thousand suns and promised to explain why next post. Yay! Here we are. So you want to be a writer. Okay. I’ll…
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