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

Once again, Roz Morris comes through with practical and powerful advice in today’s re-blog :-)

Nail Your Novel

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, and described in this article in Catapult. Thi...