A while back, I was writing a scene set in New York, and it was no good. I’d put in all these little details I’d actually seen in New York myself, and I’d used the internet to double check everything I remembered, and made heavy use of Google Maps… but it still didn’t seem likeContinue reading “Setting Ain’t Nothing Without Character”
Monthly Archives: July 2015
On Letting Characters Be Smart
Last night I was reading a good book, quite absorbed as it ramped up toward the climax, when certain telltale signs began to appear. “Aaaand here’s the part where we fail to share crucial information for no good reason,” I thought. And sure enough, there it was. Now, this was a great book I reallyContinue reading “On Letting Characters Be Smart”
Melissa Caruso 