A few years ago I was reviewing an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of a thriller novel. At one point, the lead character met someone in a bar and ordered a whiskey. Three pages later, he finished his beer. I stopped, turned back three pages, and read through them again. Nope, he didn’t order anything else….
Tag: Rules
5 Things You Should NEVER Do in Fiction
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer Writers are given a lot of rules when we first start writing: Don’t change tense, don’t head-hop, don’t plagiarize the Bible… After awhile, we learn to pick and choose what rules are right for us and our work. But there are still some NEVER to be broken rules like those below:…