Janet Wilson, founder of Dernier Publishing and Write for a Reason

Dear Writer Friends, Here's today's writing tip: Don’t have too many characters Too many characters can get confusing for readers, especially if they have similar sounding names, or if they have vague descriptions. If a reader starts to get confused about who is who, they might put down the book… better to keep it simple. But how many characters is too many? The answer to that is, if you don’t need them for the story – if they are nothing more than padding – leave them out. If your...