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#ammteasers I had some questions about DEEP POV & CHARACTERS WHO LEAP OFF THE PAGE and I feel like y'all have a whoooole lot of confidence in me! 😂😂😘
I also think the two can go hand in hand—so buckle up for a thread!
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I also think the two can go hand in hand—so buckle up for a thread!
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#ammteasers Okey-doke! Sometimes, if you get the feedback that an agent/editor "didn't connect with the voice" it *can* mean other things, BUT it often signals that your writer's voice overpowered the narrative, rather than the reader immersing themselves in you MCs POV
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#ammteasers What does this mean, actually?
Well, deep POV bridges the distance between the MC and the reader and bypasses the more neutral voice of the writer. It makes your MC come alive to a reader, and that brings their journey/arc closer on many levels.
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Well, deep POV bridges the distance between the MC and the reader and bypasses the more neutral voice of the writer. It makes your MC come alive to a reader, and that brings their journey/arc closer on many levels.
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#ammteasers All right hopefuls! I've got some notes to thread on some of your craft questions, and it might turn into one long one, or might need to be split up.
Let's talk STAKES or *what happens if your MC doesn't rise to the challenge you're presenting them with?*
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Let's talk STAKES or *what happens if your MC doesn't rise to the challenge you're presenting them with?*
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#ammteasers Sometimes the stakes in a book are clear: "If MC doesn't accomplish X--the world will be destroyed" (or some variation of that theme).
And that's all well and good for some genres, but it is too unwieldy for most stories, so you've got to get micro!
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And that's all well and good for some genres, but it is too unwieldy for most stories, so you've got to get micro!
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#ammteasers Whether you pants or plot, you're going to have to weave this stuff into the opening of the book...lay the groundwork so that when your plucky MC finds out what's happening, we're vested in how they're going to tackle this.
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Today I've been thinking a lot about descriptions.
It might feel straightforward to describe something briefly- like "The house looked creepy." Or "Her face was sad." #ammteasers
It might feel straightforward to describe something briefly- like "The house looked creepy." Or "Her face was sad." #ammteasers
But, while we may think that will get our reader where we want them, those are actually rather vague choices in terms of putting a clear picture inside a reader's mind. #ammteasers
A brief example. In my debut, my MC bikes into a forest she's been in countless times before. I could have said "The forest felt strange and mysterious." BUT-- #ammteasers
It looks like craft-related thoughts & resources #AMMteasers is the winner!
Don’t worry, I’ll be posting hype-teasers, too. I’m loving these #AMM MG entries & will keep shouting positive thoughts & encouragement 🤩📚
Don’t worry, I’ll be posting hype-teasers, too. I’m loving these #AMM MG entries & will keep shouting positive thoughts & encouragement 🤩📚
Ready for my first craft/resource #AMMteaser? I hope so, b/c here we go!
The question I ponder while reading #AMM subs is this: "How can I help this writer make their story the best it can be?" The most common note so far is about strengthening the MC’s emotional journey.
The question I ponder while reading #AMM subs is this: "How can I help this writer make their story the best it can be?" The most common note so far is about strengthening the MC’s emotional journey.
The emotional journey isn’t the external journey the MC takes (the quest/the mystery to solve/the events they take part in to get to ‘the end’). It’s the *internal* journey they embark on, struggle through, & emerge from-usually w/ a new understanding about themselves #AMMteasers
