Jul 27, 2022
To:KawaZukiYama
I can't agree with this enough! I love your example using the toaster, it's not something the people speaking would think twice about, but to an outsider, a 'toaster' is something that could be easily misconstrued. Is it a weapon? No? Oh, an appliance that singes your bread... interesting...
I personally struggle with wanting to explain things, but not wanting to go round and round making sure the reader understands and remembers, but I wholeheartedly agree that making the characters converse with a natural and comfortable flow helps to pull the reader into narrative!