Continuity in the Passage of Time
We’ve been going over the element of time in many recent posts (start with this one). Time is a matter…
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How Fiction Writers Can Create “Skewed Time”
Time sometimes seems choppy, erratic, confusing. It may feel as if it’s going backwards or in circles. It all depends on…
How Fiction Writers Can Manipulate Time
Time is a fluid thing in our lives. It’s all about perception. That’s why it’s “timey-wimey,” as Dr. Who likes…
How to Determine Your Novel’s Time Span
It’s important for writers to consider how much time will be covered in their novel for their characters. Why is…
6 Ways to Manipulate Time in Fiction
Today’s guest post is by Martin Cavannagh. One of the least analyzed literary devices in literature is time. Time works…
How Novelists Can Benefit from Using Cinematic Scene Structure
We’ve covered a lot of diverse topics in this mulit-month look at scene structure. I mentioned in January how weak…
How Writers Can Create Continuity in Showing the Passing of Time
Continuity is so important in a novel. Readers should be able to move from one scene to the next without…
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