About this Talk
Balancing dialogue and thoughts. Balancing action and emotion. Balancing showing and telling.
It all comes back to point of view! One particular aspect of point of view, that is.
Balance comes from how you “control the camera.” You get to decide how close the reader is to the character in any given story moment. Learn the tricks that bring the reader close enough to care, while leaving them room to wonder.
This is the talk for you if you have questions about:
- keeping your dialogue natural.
- sharing your character's thoughts without overdoing it.
- bringing emotional depth to your action beats.
- using the techniques of 'showing' and 'telling' to strengthen your story.