Along with story line and character, the climax includes the manifestation of your theme — what the book was really about: fair play, true love, man’s inhumanity to man, or whatever.
Along with story line and character, the climax includes the manifestation of your theme — what the book was really about: fair play, true love, man’s inhumanity to man, or whatever.
Don’t try to force figurative language. If it comes hard for you, maybe it isn’t part of your voice.
Don’t cut perfectly good words just because somebody told you to. Listen to the voice of your story, and be true to it.