Tag: dialogue

• Forum Friday: Post a recent line of dialogue.

  Hey guys! So, I know it’s a bit later than usual (Nanowrimo strikes again), but in the spirit of keeping things quick and interesting I thought I’d throw you another prompt: Post a line of dialogue you wrote recently, and tell us what it’s from. Also, if you’re participating in Nanowrimo and feel your story…

  Julie Israel

  8 November, 2013

  Books, Writing

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• Let’s Talk Dialogue (Plus,Tell Me a Tune)

  Dialogue. The Big D. The Cheese Burrito. (Don’t ask me why I threw that last one in– just roll with it.) It’s a fundamental part of fiction: one of the best ways to show rather than tell (i.e., let your characters speak for themselves…literally), a great way to communicate information quickly, and an excellent pace-quickener,…

  Julie Israel

  7 June, 2013

  Books, Music, Reading, short story, Writing

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• 30 Stories, Day 17: The Standard of Living

  After a political short and then two stories that were depressing as hell (“The Nightingale and the Rose” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find”)—beautiful, don’t get me wrong, but wretched—I decided Day 17 of my short-story reading would be one of the shrewd and humorous New York wit, Dorothy Parker, who is renowned…

  Julie Israel

  17 January, 2013

  Humor, Reading, short story, Writing

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