Tag Archives: viewpoint

Multiple Viewpoint Novels Are Tricky

Posted on December 11, 2013 by M. H. Lee

Not impossible, obviously.  Look at GRRM’s or Robert Jordan’s success. BUT.  It’s very easy to screw up a novel by using more than one viewpoint character. I think some genres, like romance, have built-in assumptions that make this easier.  If … Continue reading →

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Show and Tell Revisited

Posted on January 10, 2013 by M. H. Lee

Before I disappear the book into a box in my storage unit (oh, the joys of living without a permanent base), I thought I better share perhaps the best discussion of show vs. tell that I’ve run across so far.  … Continue reading →

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