Keep Characters’ Actions Linear & Put Readers in Their Shoes

If your character acts in real time, the reader will move along with and feel closer to, the character. This means the author never tells actions before they happen. In the paragraph below look for five instances in which the author tells an action before it happens. Try rewriting the paragraph so all actions are […]

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