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How to Format Dialogue in Novels

Guest Blogger — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Romantic-suspense author and developmental editor, Sandy Vaile, shows us how to make our fictional conversations clear with punctuation.

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How to Write Concise Dialogue that Rings True

Guest Blogger — Wed, 03 May 2023 08:54:00 +0000

Dialogue lets readers to get to know characters without information dumping. Sandy Vaile shares how to write concise conversations that ring true.

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Writing How to: Piecing Together the Perfect Scene

Guest Blogger — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Don't freeze at the sight of your blank page. Lori Freeland shares tips on how to piece together the perfect scene like she learned to create a painting.

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9 Tension-Building Elements For Character Dialogue

Guest Blogger — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:00:57 +0000

by Becca Puglisi I’ve been thinking a lot about dialogue lately, because when it’s done poorly, it pulls me right out of the story. There are a lot of issues that contribute to weak dialogue: incorrect mechanics, stilted speech, characters calling each other repeatedly by name (Hi, Bob. Hey, Mary. Could you help me with […]

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What Playwrights Can Teach Us About Dialogue

Guest Blogger — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:00:03 +0000

Amy Poeppel My first real job after graduating from college was working as an actress. I spent about five years performing in plays, shooting commercials, and acting in probably the worst episode ever made of America’s Most Wanted. I learned the ins and outs of union affiliation, auditioned for all kinds of roles, and developed […]

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Subterfuge in Dialogue

Guest Blogger — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 11:00:57 +0000

Becca Puglisi Dialogue—good dialogue—is tricky. Mechanics can be learned; the rules are readily available and are hammered into us by teachers, editors, critique partners, and countless Facebook memes. The hard part of writing good dialogue is nailing the back-and-forth, the natural ebb and flow that turns dialogue into convincing conversation. This is the part that […]

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Dialogue is King

writersinthestorm — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:00:14 +0000

By Tiffany Lawson Inman In theatre, dialogue is king. It is the lifeline of the story. Character's lines bouncing back and forth between each other. Confiding, conspiring, commiserating, coercing, or caring. Dialogue works to create emotion, conflict, show character, and it always moves the dramatic action forward. It seems that in fiction writing, dialogue isn’t […]

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Writing Naked Will Take You To The Top!

Guest Blogger — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:24 +0000

A guest blog by Tiffany Lawson Inman Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to Laura Drake for inviting me to join WITS today. And a BIG congrats on her 3 book deal! Even though she’s a big star now, I hope she signs up for another one of my classes 😉 Hint hint. There it is. […]

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