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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Get Your Dialogue Off the Cuff Instead of On the Nose
You’ve all heard it before. Characters seems to say the perfect line at the exact moment. I’m not talking about Arnold one-liners here. I mean dialogue with no hidden subtleness that deflates the dramatic tension. When character’s speak exactly what … Continue reading
How to Sneak Around Writer’s Block
Just recently I sat down to start a new manuscript. I had the concept, the characters, a few scenes sketched out. Yet I balked. This was the beginning. Every writer knows, those first pages need to be stellar. So switched … Continue reading
