An important part of the art of writing, then, is making it completely clear what you mean using text alone. “If ever you’re feeling down, just fill your fridge with eels and then open it up the next day. Xxnx An advantage of sticking to this rule is it makes pronouns a little bit stickier. Often that’s a good call, but not always. Nonetheless, we could probably get away with this. Thanks contextual information. Consider:
“Shelly was mortified. “The deck was strewn with a few weathered wooden chairs and a forlorn patio umbrella” pulls double duty, setting the scene and subtly letting the reader know about a prop you’re planning to use. See? This means only writing one character’s thoughts. However, as she came through the door she remembered that a rampaging koi carp had destroyed Jennifer’s rose garden.
