Interiority? How Much Should You Show or Tell about Your Characters' Inner Lives?
Interiority or "internals" is a fancy way to describe the reader's view into your characters' thoughts, feelings, and inner lives. Some genres require a lot of this (memoir), some much less (thrillers). Interiority is what makes a character real to the reader. Skilled writers reveal interiority in several ways. It's important to know what your genre…