Describe all externals in your story—settings, objects, other
people, etc.—through the eyes of a character instead of through the
"neutral" eyes of the narrator.
This technique accomplishes three
things:
1)
It keeps the narrator out of the picture. (The writer’s goal is to
stay invisible.)
2)
It’s a time-saver: Readers get necessary descriptions of the
character’s surroundings while learning about the character. This moves the
story along faster.
3)
It’s a handy way to weave in back-story unobtrusively, without
resorting to longer flashbacks that can break up the “now-ness” of the story.
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