Contemporary Fiction Writing
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Writing contemporary fiction that works

• The external plot should mirror the internal one — what's happening outside should pressure what's happening inside
• Contemporary fiction lives in specific detail — the brand, the neighbourhood, the year all matter
• What characters don't say is often more revealing than what they do
• Give minor characters enough specificity that they feel like they have lives off the page
• The ending doesn't need resolution — it needs a shift, however small