Many of you probably already follow the blog of
Rachelle Gardner, literary agent, but I thought
this post containing writing tips from
Dave Cullen, author of
Columbine, to be particular astute and useful.
Excerpt from Writing Wisdom from Dave Cullen
The book Columbine involves a large number of characters—students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, doctors—but the amazing thing to me is that I never once got confused about characters or lost track of who was who. Dave says the way to achieve this is to introduce each character in a memorable fashion. When they first appear in the book, they must be portrayed in a vivid, visual way that the reader cannot forget.
