A.R. Simmons
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Sage Nestler:
Have you ever had a reviewer complain about your characters being "lost in their own minds?" (I have.)
Sage Nestler
I have not had anyone tell me this about my personal writing, but I have noticed that this seems to be a common problem with authors. Sometimes authors get so involved with their characters that they focus too much on them and not enough time with the story. My best advice would be to not include too much inner dialogue, because you don't want to give everything away about your characters. There has to be a mysterious element to your characters in order to keep the reader interested. I think that inner dialogue is great, but think of it this way: would you go around voicing everything that you think? Because this is the way that too much inner dialogue in novels can come off as.
If your novel is not a psychological thriller and doesn't revolve around the mind of a character, make sure you cut off some of the inner dialogue and focus on the bigger picture of the plot.
If your novel is not a psychological thriller and doesn't revolve around the mind of a character, make sure you cut off some of the inner dialogue and focus on the bigger picture of the plot.
Sage Nestler
I have not had anyone tell me this about my personal writing, but I have noticed that this seems to be a common problem with authors. Sometimes authors get so involved with their characters that they focus too much on them and not enough time with the story. My best advice would be to not include too much inner dialogue, because you don't want to give everything away about your characters. There has to be a mysterious element to your characters in order to keep the reader interested. I think that inner dialogue is great, but think of it this way: would you go around voicing everything that you think? Because this is the way that too much inner dialogue in novels can come off as.
If your novel is not a psychological thriller and doesn't revolve around the mind of a character, make sure you cut off some of the inner dialogue and focus on the bigger picture of the plot.
If your novel is not a psychological thriller and doesn't revolve around the mind of a character, make sure you cut off some of the inner dialogue and focus on the bigger picture of the plot.
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Rett Tyler
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Hi Ashley, I'm reading your book Behind Broken Glass for review and am really enjoying it. It's a great book, totally captivating read. I just have something I wanted to ask you about and prefer it to be in a private message. Could you message me when you have time? thanks so much. Loretta.
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