You know what your book means… but does the reader? Tackle it with two mindsets

Have you ever had this type of comment in feedback? ‘You’re grasping for a strong thematic purpose. The characters’ actions and the plot are full of significance. Somewhere there’s a strong message. But it’s too abstract or muddied to come through.’ If so, this concept might help. It’s borrowed from writing instructor Lynn Steger Strong, […]