In this scene, Jack has plotted to “run into” Ruth in town.Įvery book, even the most action-charged thriller, needs quiet scenes so your character-and your reader-can catch her breath. But Ruth has very good reasons not to get involved with any man-which Jack doesn’t know about. Jack Novak is a World War II pilot determined to win the heart of Army nurse Lt. When you write interior monologue, you put the reader into your character’s head to hear her analyze and worry and plan and judge and wonder.įor illustration, I’ll use a scene from my novel, A Memory Between Us. Unlike movies, novels access a character’s thoughts, allowing a deeper level of understanding. What do these statements have in common? They’re not spoken out loud-and they reveal something about the speaker. “If only he paid as much attention to me as he does to his computer.” It’s All in Your Head-Bring Your Characters to Life Through Interior Monologue Get prepared to be both educated and impressed. If you’re like me, you’ll print this post to add to your writing craft files. I recently read A Memory Between Us, a WWII historical romance by Sarah Sundin, and was struck by how well she uses interior monologue.
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