Fi Phillips

One of the major changes to my novel, post assessment, is to examine who is telling the story. Originally the story jumped between numerous characters, whittling down to one character only by the one third point. Now, the story is told by only two characters. I wish I'd read Nathan Bransford's article 4 tips for handling multiple perspectives in a  third person narrative before I'd started writing. Have a great week.

I'm still working on the first draft of my second novel but a little help from a fellow writer is always welcome. In Nathan Bransford's How to Write a Novel , he discusses some of the main considerations when creating a novel. Have a look. This will be the last Tuesday Choice Words until the new year as December will be dominated by my advent calendar of writerly gifts.

I do like it when inspirational gems drop into my email account. These three articles tackle different aspects of writing - dialogue, painting and animating 'pictures' in your novel, and distraction. Enjoy. Bubble Cow on Dialogue Beats Writers aren't Painters, they're Magicians by Nathan Bransford Distracted? by Write It Sideways