Writer's tips

       Writer's tips in Global Dig


1.When writing an historical novel you have to think of every last detail of truth even down to a spy character taking a casual picture with a tourist and the possible change in the spy's future from taking that picture.  You have to think of the things like whether certain trains would have been running in that time period and what would have been their routes or if the empire state building could have been seen from the distance that you had that character see it.


2.In a story, even a minor character's exchanges need to be specific.  You can't just say the tickets were given if there was no one in the scene to give the tickets.


3.  Body language in a scene is very important with a memorable character.  A character's actions need to be over emphasized on the paper whether its their reaction to another character's words or their drastic movements.