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: Re: Showing a Brief Hesitation I'm working on a revision of my novel and noticed that I mark the passage of a very brief time, of a hesitation, using a small number of descriptions that become
A character who hesitates is probably thinking about something. Maybe deliberating about the wisdom or consequences of the action. Weighing risks. Deliberating.
If you're in the hesitating character's POV, write what the character is thinking and feeling that causes the hesitation.
If you're in another character's POV, write the POV character's reaction to observing the hesitation.
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