Targeting Your Audience
The most important variable in storytelling is the audience, your readers. As extensive as your expertise may be regarding your narrative, once readers take over, the interpretation is entirely up to them. Suggestive lines you had implanted to hint towards one thing might be read as pointing to another. Don’t be alarmed, that’s bound to […]
Oh Where, Oh Where Has Originality Gone?
What’s with movies these days? They’re either a reboot, a musical reboot, or franchise related (reboot). Ok, I forgot the formula rom com, overdone spy adventure and the cross-genre identical plots. Where has all the originality gone? Don’t tell me that the world of screenwriters cannot create a unique and entertaining movie. Seriously, don’t try […]
Battle of the Views: There’s No I in Them
It seems there’s been a heated debate surrounding point of view (POV) in novels lately. What’s better: First person or third person? What do readers enjoy more? What is most effective? The questions are endless, just as the arguments for and against each avenue. Even as you read this, I can hear people shouting , […]
I Hear Fictional Voices with Z.N. Singer
I write because I hear voices in my head. I haven’t checked, but I’m probably not alone in this. I’m pretty sure all writers are writing what they are told by voices in their heads. In fact, I am sure that musicians make music because they hear things, and that artists draw and sculptors sculpt […]
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