Image by Shutterstock Five Ways to Cultivate a Viewpoint Character’s Personality A few thoughts and feelings can make stale narration feel much deeper. May 19, 2023May 25, 2023 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Episode 426: Choosing Your Story’s Perspective Not why your story is told, but how. April 9, 2023April 9, 2023 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock, and Adam Wik
Q&A: What Makes a Meta Mystery? Submitted by Christie W, answered by Oren Ashkenazi April 3, 2023March 30, 2023 in Storytelling
Q&A: Can I Add Another POV Character to Convey Information? Submitted by Stephen, answered by Oren Ashkenazi February 27, 2023February 23, 2023 in Storytelling
Q&A: How Many POVs Should I Have in My Ensemble Story? Submitted by Camile, answered by Chris Winkle December 26, 2022December 22, 2022 in Storytelling, Writing
Should Your Character Be Mysterious or Relatable? Only one of these character types should have a POV. November 25, 2022November 24, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
Q&A: Is There Something Wrong With Writing in First Person? Submitted by Ze, answered by Chris Winkle November 7, 2022November 3, 2022 in Social Justice, Writing
Why You Should Consider Present Tense It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it has advantages. October 21, 2022October 20, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Lessons From the Cursed Writing of Vicious Don't let a novel opening go to waste. September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Writing
Can Framing Devices Be Better Than Terrible? Disconnected scenes are rarely worth keeping. September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling
How to Write a First-Person Retelling Both practical and fun, this narrative premise is a great choice for many stories. July 1, 2022September 2, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Lessons From the Summary Writing of Illuminae Does this novel redefine the form, or does it have bad form? May 20, 2022May 27, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Analysis, Writing
Episode 378: Epistolary Stories Write a letter to your readers. May 8, 2022May 5, 2022 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
How to Include Thoughts From Multiple Characters Without Head-Hopping Trying to fit two heads in one scene can come with consequences. February 11, 2022February 10, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Writing
The Problem With Multiple Viewpoints Why we're so cranky about a writing practice that's considered normal. October 22, 2021December 19, 2022 by Chris Winkle in Storytelling, Writing
Q&A: Should I Use a Single POV in a Story About Two Siblings? Answered by Chris Winkle August 23, 2021August 26, 2021 in Writing
What Do Writers Need to Describe? If you don't describe the right things in right order, it can break immersion and jar readers. August 20, 2021August 19, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Q&A: Can I Conceal Information in a First-Person Viewpoint? Answered by Oren Ashkenazi July 5, 2021August 26, 2021 in Writing
Nine Ways to Describe Your Viewpoint Character It can be difficult to integrate self-description without sounding forced. November 20, 2020June 14, 2021 by Chris Winkle in Writing
Episode 276: Internal Narration Well, if you're using words to communicate, you have to use words to communicate. May 24, 2020August 26, 2021 by Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, and Wes Matlock
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