Oskar

what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation

Here’s where it gets really interesting. Business Woman was right behind University Woman, and as soon as University Woman’s family cheered, Business Woman stared at the tearful reunion. For a microsecond, she puckered her lips and lowered her eyes.

When we feel valued for who we truly are, we’re charmed.

But that’s the beauty of people-watching: It doesn’t matter if you’re right or wrong. What matters is that you observe and use your imagination.

Second person feels different for a reason. Beyond using or implying the word you, it forces the reader to become an active participant in the story. Being a participant to what is happening can affect the reader in ways that first and third person simply cannot.

This invites another question that can help us write better fiction: How do a person’s opinions of a setting determine what they observe in that setting?

People who live in large cities have larger egos because at night they can't see the stars