Writing great character action in a novel or a screenplay is key to pulling our reader into your story and keeping them engaged emotionally. But too often, writers use conventions that are acceptable in spoken conversation settings to describe happenings in their novel or screenplay. This weakens your story and takes your reader out of the story world. Two phrases in particular constantly recur as common errors that writers make and provide examples of what to avoid when writing action. #fiction
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