Aside from interior monologue, are there other ways to clue a reader into a character's thoughts and emotions? How might we keep a reader informed if we don't want to submerge them in a sea of rumination?

We're in season four of the podcast, Behind the Scenes of a Full-Novel Revision, in which I'm discussing a full novel revision with my fellow writer, Alex Doherty, a fellow middle-grade writer. Our conversation is guided by his questions and goals for the manuscript, and today we're looking at interior monologue.

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The feedback approach we've used in this season references Design Thinking tools and mindsets. If you'd like to explore further how to apply Design Thinking to your writing process, check out our Skillshare course, Design Thinking for Writers: Create a Compelling Character at this link.