As a self-published author, or author-to-be, how do you handle the mundane and the everyday aspects of your characters’ lives? When I was crafting my first novel, I hurried the pace of the action by stripping scenes to their most dramatic words and actions. Usually, I skipped right over the boring, day-to-day dialogue. As my critique partner Renée A. Schuls-Jacobson once explained, “Your characters don’t need to carry on goodbye parties at the end of each scene.” I laughed when she [...]
Published on June 13, 2013 07:40