In speaking the thoughts, feelings, truths, and lies of your characters, dialogue engages the reader and gives them what they need to live the protagonist’s life. Mary Higgins Clark award winner Lori Rader- Day has four big ideas for how to write better dialogue.
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From the Slush Pile to Sale: 4 Tips to Realize Your Dream
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When your writing brain closes up shop, you’re more likely to make stupid mistakes or bad choices.
You might be thinking, Well, that’s just how it is! No, it’s not.
Jumpstart the new year with a new writing routine. Leadership coach and author Susanne Biro tells you how to get started.
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Is there an animal in your book? Writing animals is not like writing humans. You don’t have to be a behaviorist, but get the basic character right, or risk hisses and snarls.
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Most modern fiction is written in first person or limited third-person point of view. For these storytelling styles to work, you must make your readers feel that they are living inside the point-of-view character’s head.
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