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Some tips on Dialog

Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2019 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Good dialog is often hard to write. For one thing, people speak differently than they write. We are encouraged to use full sentences when we write, but we often use fragments when we speak. When is the last time you…

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Practicing Revision

Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I think daily revisions are important. I don’t mean revise as you write. That’s a delaying tactic and you will never finish a rough draft that way. I mean practicing. Yes, practice makes perfect is a cliché for a reason.…

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Dialog

Posted on Sunday, December 1, 2013 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Read your story aloud and pay close attention to the dialog. Reading the story aloud lets you hear the dialog as it would sound if your character were a real person and all had your voice or that of the…

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The Most Important Element of Plot

Posted on Sunday, February 26, 2012 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

So which plot element is most important? I think it is a dead heat. Setting is important because it gives us a sense of where we are. We aren’t floating in a vacuum we are in a place. Characters are important…