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Jun 10
2009
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Tip of the Day - Narrative summaryPosted by Kristi Jenkins in narrative summary , Craft |
"Even though immediate scenes are almost always more engaging than narrative summary, be careful not to convert all your narrative summary into scenes. Narrative summary has its uses, the main one being to vary the rhythm and texture of your writing. Scenes are immediate and engaging, but scene after scene without a break can become relentless and exhausting, especially if you tend to write brief, intense scenes. Every once in a while you will want to slow things down to give your readers a chance to catch their breath, and narrative summary can be a good way to do this." (Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, p12)