When you're short on space, a cliché or trope can be the most efficient way to do what needs doing and move on to the real story.
Month: July 2017
#52: “What’s a Finished Draft?”
Drafting is engineering and construction. Revision is art and design.
#51: Writing Polyamorous Relationships, Part Two
Craft your HEA to fit your characters. Let them surprise you with the innovative solution they all come up with.
#50: Writing Polyamorous Relationships
Characters take an approach of "How can we make this work for all of us?" rather than "It's too bad I have to choose one of you."