PS - long live the Insquirrelgency
Which is exactly how my novel ends, there's a set date by which something must be done and in the last few chapters I compress the timeline to...
And that I think is the choice: going the more literary route and risk losing/confusing the reader or going for more clarity and risk distracting...
Consistency is the key, definitely agree. It's not a huge issue early on but the way my novel is structured, the pace really picks up toward the...
Will be sure to keep them short and sweet
It is a SF novel, would you recommend putting location/date only at the beginning of a chapter or is it kosher to also use a subheading...
That's my concern, I change date and time often and don't want to confuse the reader.
Keep it short and to the point. Hitchcock said that drama is life with all the boring bits edited out so I suggest looking at your dialogue and...
Hello all, writing with a quick question: my novel has multiple location changes and I'm wondering if it's kosher to include a brief location...
Thanks everyone for the advice and guidance, really appreciate it.
Hello all, writing with a quick question on formatting and style. Specifically wondering about the use of indents. Most popular novels (Crichton,...
Thanks for the confirmation, I much prefer to describe the speaker and his/her mood before they speak. And then afterwards I'll be sure to open a...
Thanks everyone for the replies and advice, really appreciate it. And if I'm understanding correctly, it's okay for me to have dialog with no...
Separate names with a comma.