CategoriesGeneral Writing Tips Punctuating Dialogue: The Basics Posted on Posted onSeptember 22, 2016September 22, 2016By Elizabeth Just two more days until National Punctuation Day! Yesterday, I started a countdown by posting rules for when you should … Read MorePunctuating Dialogue: The Basics
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips Writing Dialogue, Part 2: What Speech Reveals Posted on Posted onJuly 6, 2016By Elizabeth Do you struggle with writing dialogue that feels both believable and profitable to your story? You’re not the only one! … Read MoreWriting Dialogue, Part 2: What Speech Reveals
CategoriesFiction Writing Tips Writing Dialogue, Part One: How People Talk Posted on Posted onJanuary 26, 2016By Elizabeth How do people talk? People don’t talk like each other, and they definitely don’t talk the way many authors write … Read MoreWriting Dialogue, Part One: How People Talk
CategoriesEditing Tips, Fiction Writing Tips Revision Cheat Sheet #2: Scenes Posted on Posted onApril 1, 2015By Elizabeth This post is the second in a three-part series on the basics of revising your own novel (read part one … Read MoreRevision Cheat Sheet #2: Scenes