Keeping tabs on the story with progress checks

Your characters' view on how things are going keeps readers on track. (Plus: a few late summer openings for Capsule Edits!)

Fleshing out a character’s inner life in every scene can be downright exhausting.

The amount of additional writing it takes to tap into a character’s reactions and head and feelings is second only to the ballooning word count of a writer who’s just learned how to “show, don’t tell.”

Staying in touch with the characters’ reactions occurs on every page, som…