You don't have to write science fiction to get caught in a time warp.
We all write about time more often than you think. From my
writer’s bio where I share how long I’ve been married, to the announcement
about my newest books coming out next month, I give time clues to inform my audience. But do I do it in a way that makes time clearer or muddies the issue?
The truth is, it's HOW a writer references time that makes the difference.
We don’t live in a static universe. Time passes, and what
was relevant last week, last month, even last year, has changed.
And if we don’t give solid time references we leave those reading
what we’ve written adrift and uncertain where they are.
