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Don't overcrowd the narrative. Characters should be individualised, but functional – like figures in a painting. Think of Hieronymus Bosch's Christ Mocked, in which a patiently suffering Jesus is closely surrounded by four threatening men. Each of the characters is unique, and yet each represents a type; and collectively they form a narrative that is all the more powerful for being so tightly and so economically constructed. →

The Guardian collects notable writers talking about their 10 rules for writing. Usually I hate this sort of thing. But some of them are very, very good.

Feb 22 2010 @ 14:14
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