Characterization, Dialogue, Language usage

By Melinda Evaul, on February 19th, 2010
Today we’ll focus on your character’s speech and mannerisms. In past lessons, we’ve discussed external and internal goals, core values and conflicts, physical details, and personality traits. Another layer in a character’s personality is speech. Each layer adds depth and makes your reader feel as if they know this person. Readers sometimes see themselves in [...]
Dialogue

By Teri Dawn Smith, on January 8th, 2010
I love writing dialogue. When I start working on a story, it’s the things characters say to each other that begin sounding in my head.
Improving the dialogue is one of the fastest ways to make your story better so let’s look at some tips from professional writers.
All of the books I’ve read agree on two [...]