Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Avoiding Author Intrusion

THERE'S NOT ROOM ENOUGH FOR THE TWO OF US: Back by popular demand! Author intrusion is one of fiction's deadliest diseases. it jars readers, slows the pace of your work, and puts a barrier between your story and the reader. Learn how to avoid contrived or impossible situations, and how to keep yourself off the pages of your novel.

In this workshop you'll also learn to identify and avoid:

  • Ineffective point of view;
  • The information dump;
  • The elusive spy syndrome;
  • Smoke and mirrors;
  • Characters who can read minds, and much more.

This is one workshop you won't want to miss.

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