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Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Match Dialogue to Character
When asked by a blog commenter to name the major shortcomings he sees in manuscripts, developmental editor Alan Rinzler called out– “dialogue that all sounds like the same person.” Editor/author/writing guru James Scott Bell seconds that opinion, emphatically. He … Continue reading
Monday Advice from Agents and Editors: Start with Character
In a recent post for Adventures in YA Publishing, Susan Hawk of The Bent Agency answered the burning question, “What would make you stop reading when reviewing sample pages?” Her answer wasn’t specifically directed to YA manuscripts. But it was surprising—at first … Continue reading
Posted in Character-driven action, Character-driven action, Openings, Susan Hawk, Uncategorized
Tagged action, characters, Openings
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The Best Writing Advice
John Scalzi is a Film Critic/Columnist, Writer/Editor, Freelance writer, Novelist (his own words). He’s a New York Times best seller in fiction and has won the Hugo, the Locus, the Seiun and Kurd Lasswitz awards. His works have been translated … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Craft of Writing, Uncategorized
Tagged characters, Conflict, Craft of Writing, Editing, John Scalzi, Language, Motivation, plotting, POV, Words, Writing
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Monday Advice from Editors and Agents: Develop Interiority
INTERIORITY (according to Merriam-Webster.com) 1) interior quality or character. 2) inner life or substance; psychological existence. First known use: 1701 For a word that’s been around some 300 years, INTERIORITY had never even cleared my event horizon until I discovered … Continue reading
Character Names
“Real World” Names There are a great many resources available for picking character names for “real world” works of fiction. If the characters have a known ethnicity in their makeup, you can go to Google and easily search for those … Continue reading
Posted in Character names, Characters
Tagged Character names, characters, world-building
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Tangled Words 