by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
One thing that can trip up even experienced writers is giving everything away in the story too quickly.
It’s always a temptation for me. I tend to want to reveal things too quickly in my story. I want to explain everything as it happens so that readers won’t be confused.
But when I reveal too much, I end up halfway through the story without enough material to make a full-length novel.
Areas where it may help to raise questions:
Questions about character behavior. Sometimes character motivation isn’t clear. But as long as that character is behaving consistently, readers will want to learn why the character is acting that way.Continue reading