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Tag Archives: dialogue
Dialogue and Dialect with Nisi Shawl
Our characters tell readers so much about themselves when they speak. But if characters’ speech patterns depart from our cultural defaults, how do we show that? Differences can enrich readers’ understanding of our characters and stories, yet we risk alienating … Continue reading
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Writing Talk: Basics of Dialogue
Last week in the Writing F&SF Stories class, we talked about dialogue. This is a basic tool for a writer, one whose importance cannot be ignored.
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Tagged dialogue, eavesdropping, writing advice, writing F&SF, writing good dialogue
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Class Notes – Week Two
We talked last week about story shapes and arcs as well as what gets set up in the beginning of a story. This week we talked about characters and dialogue, and how the first shapes the story. One of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cynthia ward, dialogue, nisi shawl, online workshop, terry bisson, writing good characters, writing the other
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