Harriet Scott Chessman
I suggest that an aspiring fiction writer read a LOT of superb writing, listening carefully to the voice(s) created in each story, and paying attention to how the voices and story arc and scenes and dialogue have been constructed -- especially how the reader is brought in to this world, and enticed to follow and feel immersed in the story. I also urge you to permit yourself to listen with fullness and sensitivity to your own voice, in your own head and heart, as it tries to rise into the writing. Protect this space of listening and permit the words to come.
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