From the wall

[xenith]

Something else that I have no idea where it original came from, except at some point it's been up on my wall :)

• Something should happen in a scene. Nothing happening will lose a reader a lot faster than lots of exciting stuff poorly written.
  
  
• When you're ending a scene, it is helpful to give the reader a reason to go to the next scene.
  
  
• Tell the reader what is important, and what our POV thinks about stuff.
  
  
• When a character needs to open the door, you don't have to him getting up, walking seven steps to cross the room, placing his hand on the doorknob, turning it to the right, stepping back to allow the door to swing open and opening the door.
  
  
• There are fives senses -- sound touch, smell and taste as well as sight