This Common Mistake Can Doom Your Novel With Editors

What is ‘head hopping’ and why do writers do it?

Who’s thinking what in this scene? Photo by Milan Popovic on Unsplash

You’ve undoubtedly seen a movie, maybe a thriller, in which the key plot twist near the end hinges on who saw what. Most of the film has been showing you events from John’s point of view … but then, close to the end, the narrative goes back in time to show those same events unfolding from…