Hearing Voices? Maybe You’re a Writer
…are, or having dialogues with other characters, chances are you’re a writer. In my case, every time I take a shower, I hear dialogue. This has been going on for…
2 Words That Can Change Your Writing Career
…state this reason, it will at times be something you can act upon, such as formatting or other errors. If it’s something like inauthentic dialogue, you can learn from their…
Give Your Writing A Case of Spring Fever
…We might start out inspired, only to fall victim to writers’ block. We might get stuck on a piece of dialogue or a plot twist or a conflict between two…
Excerpt Critique Call for Submissions, June ’12
…dialogue are formatted the way you wish them to appear on the blog. Include the working title of your novel/short story, and the genre. Tell me whether or not this…
Excerpt Critique Call for Submissions, Nov. ’12
…an email and send it to suzannah [at] writeitsideways [dot] com. Please make sure your paragraphs and dialogue are formatted the way you wish them to appear on the blog….
Novel Writing Tips From A 7-Year-Old Genius
…their enemies. Use believable dialogue. I’m positive at some point my son must have witnessed a conversation between my husband and me regarding earplugs being civilized. In a child’s mind…
Are You a Word Nerd or a Grammar Rebel?
…if you’re writing dialogue and your characters can’t speak English properly.) Here’s a list of rules that both groups of writers agree shouldn’t be broken: Spelling: Unless you’re talking about…
Writers: Are You Too Hard On Yourself?
…still incomplete. Instead of being envious of other people’s writing, try to identify what you think they are doing better than you. Is it plot? Dialogue? Characterization? Perhaps the thing…
