Do You Head-Hop? Getting Third Person Point of View Right

Do You Head-Hop? Getting Third Person Point of View Right

Do You Head-Hop? Getting Third Person Point of View Right This post was first published in July 2013 and last updated in October 2025. When you’re writing in the third person, it’s easy to end up head-hopping. This is when you move from one person’s...
How Long is a Novel … and How Long Should YOUR Novel Be?

How Long is a Novel … and How Long Should YOUR Novel Be?

How Long is a Novel … and How Long Should YOUR Novel Be? This post was first published in September 2016 and last updated in September 2025. How long is a novel? And perhaps more importantly, how long should your novel be? You might think this doesn’t really...

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