I'm with you 100%. I've always felt a big disconnect between what we're taught about writing fiction and what fiction writers actually do. Both of my craft books are attempts to describe as clearly as I can the techniques and strategies that writers actually use. Why teachers and authors of craft books keep on repeating the same old b…
I'm with you 100%. I've always felt a big disconnect between what we're taught about writing fiction and what fiction writers actually do. Both of my craft books are attempts to describe as clearly as I can the techniques and strategies that writers actually use. Why teachers and authors of craft books keep on repeating the same old beliefs about POV, plot, characterization, etc. when they're demonstrably not true is beyond me.
I'm with you 100%. I've always felt a big disconnect between what we're taught about writing fiction and what fiction writers actually do. Both of my craft books are attempts to describe as clearly as I can the techniques and strategies that writers actually use. Why teachers and authors of craft books keep on repeating the same old beliefs about POV, plot, characterization, etc. when they're demonstrably not true is beyond me.
A prophesy floats through the wilderness! Thank you, David.