tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205134383001865297.post1120118125233785439..comments2021-07-08T04:39:45.436+01:00Comments on The Reading Cat: SD O’Donell – Five Tips for Developing Character in ThrillersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668137061844923321noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4205134383001865297.post-63395346291706282672013-04-06T16:54:21.438+01:002013-04-06T16:54:21.438+01:00I like your point about trusting your readers to r...I like your point about trusting your readers to read between the lines. It takes a skillful writer to know what and how to "suggest" in an economical way. I'm always rewriting and rewriting to get it just right. Some of the master writers knew how to do that, like Guy De Mauppasant: very lean writer. Hemingway, of course, says nothing he doesn't have to--so crisp.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com