Fiction-Writing Modes

Recollection is the fiction-writing mode whereby a character calls something to mind. Of the various fiction-writing modes, recollection is probably the most underrated. It is also the most likely to be challenged as meriting recognition as a distinct mode.

Narration in written fiction today has a different role than it played in the past. Compared to its use in early novels, narration has a much smaller part.

With appropriate respect, care, and craft, conscientious fiction-writers can transform exposition into something graceful and elegant.

Full and skillful use of introspection provides a great opportunity to enhance the reader’s experience.

The answer to the question of how to write the actions of your fictional characters is to thoroughly understand and apply the mechanics of the action fiction-writing mode.

How a writer uses description and the skill with which he presents description is an important aspect of his or her unique writing style.