This past week has been quite a roller coaster. First I received news that Jane Yolen, who has been a friend and role model since the very beginning of my writing career, passed away on June 11. She was amazing in so many different areas of her
Read more →I ran across a place the other day that had a free “how to prepare for writing your novel” worksheet. Since I’m starting a new novel and I’m always curious about this stuff, I downloaded it on a whim. The worksheet turns out to be a list
Read more →It’s another open mike/mic day. Talk about whatever you want–questions, answers, updates on current work, vacation plans, whatever. I’m getting started on a completely new thing. It’s complicated and has…a lot more backstory than usual. I’ve had to do a lot more worldbuilding and planning than usual,
Read more →Last week, I talked about the narrative part of a dialog scene. This week, I’m going to talk about the dialog part. The first thing to remember about dialog is that it is not a transcript of a conversation. It’s a model of a conversation. A transcript
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