Posts by Yehuda Shapira
It is a little too hard to tell what's going on. While this adds to the suspense, it might make a reader wonder if reading is worth the effort. How long can you read a book you don't understand?
For starters, avoid getting into details. This is true generally, and even more so during battle. People are moving quickly! It is no time for details. I've read a battle-scene where the author d...
The most important thing to remember when writing the opening of the story is that you have to keep the reader interested. If it bores the reader, there is a high chance that he or she will put th...
I'm trying to write a summary of my book's plot for a query letter to literary agents, but my plot is extremely hard to summarize. The reason is that the plot is fast-paced, erratic, and constantl...
One important aspect of naming creatures is onomatopoeia and ideophone - the name should give an impression of what the creature is. For example: A buruk can sound like a large, powerful, lumber...
Generally, writing something confusing is not good. On the other hand, a writer should show rather than tell. (Generally.) What I'm trying to do is imitate the way one's thoughts get all muddled ...
