Red Room Where the Writers Are

Character, setting, theme, point of view, and plot. These are the elements of fiction, the fundamentals on which agents and editors judge your novel. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses in these areas. You might be best at character development and setting, whereas another author might be a master of plot and conflict. Few are masters of all of the elements of fiction, but a weakness in one area can destroy an otherwise exceptional novel.

I was walking in the woods yesterday though a shady summer Northern California hillside of madrone, bay laurel, and oak.