clintpereira:docloudscomeinpurple:writing tip: don’t tell us your character’s backstory. don’t...

clintpereira:

docloudscomeinpurple:

writing tip: don’t tell us your character’s backstory. don’t tell us what your character is thinking. don’t tell us what your character is doing. don’t tell us anything. the reader should simply look at a blank page and be suddenly overcome with emotion.

Good tip. I know a lot of writers who cry uncontrollably when they see a blank page, so I’m sure that feeling will translate directly to the reader.