Pssst! Secret advice for writers

[pbray]

If I reach the climatic fight scene in your book, and when your Big Bad shows up I can't remember who he is? Not a good sign. Instead of being riveted by the action, I had to skim back through the earlier chapters to try and figure out who this guy was.

Just saying.

Comments

[pbray.livejournal.com]

The author isn't someone I think you know, but someone I've met who seems like a nice enough lifeform that I'm not naming names. It's possible they will grow out of this problem in future books, but alas I won't be lining up to buy them.

And yeah, after 400 pages, we'll know your guy.