Adding Subtext to Dialogue
As readers and writers of fiction, we are quite familiar with the use of dialogue to enhance character development, impart information, and enliven story. But […]
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A Promise Made
A promise “to love and cherish” is one often made at weddings as the bride and groom gaze lovingly into each other’s eyes, no doubt […]
Who’s There?
Remember when The Girl on the Train, a suspense novel by Paula Hawkins, was all the rage? It seemed like it was mentioned every time […]
Once Upon a Time…
Remember what it was like when you were a child and heard those magic words, Once upon a time…? It was like a switch flipped […]
The Man Behind the Mask
As fiction writers, we are all aware that it is a serious no-no to allow your characters to “act out of character.” But what this […]
Your Heart Knows
I must be a born rebel. When it comes to fiction-writing rules, I just can’t seem to help but break them—at least some of them, […]
Bear or Wombat?
Point of View Once upon a time, when I lived in the American Southwest, I bought a copper wall-hanging in the shape of a Zuni […]
Good Bones
Just as your body needs a skeleton to give it structure, your novel needs a framework for its story. If you start with a solid, […]