I'm sorry I haven't written any advice in the last few months. I've been working and I'm now almost done with college. Being 20 years old and finishing off undergraduate school can be daunting. Plus I've been following vlog-brothers and Sherlock (BBC).
I've been taking some creative writing courses and thought it would be nice to add it to the blog.
One topic that I liked was Juggling. This is from one of my "advice" books I was assigned in class. It is pretty helpful but remember that any rule can be broken in fiction writing.
Anyway Juggling is when the character is thinking while doing an action. The book gives an example of someone juggling swords while thinking of bills and her children. The reader is listening to her thoughts but is slightly worried about the swords falling. This helps create tension in the story and keeps the reader going.
You have to keep it brief as well. Even though the human mind is a marvelous thing and can come up with ideas in seconds, the reader has to be able to follow.
I highly suggest looking at this book. It has rules and it even contradicts itself (many fiction advice books do) and recognizes that it does. I'll try to post some more in the coming weeks.
