Every writer knows the benefits strong dialogue can bring to a story-a faster pace, greater believability, increased tension, and even humor.
But not every writer knows how to achieve it.
And, unfortunately, weak dialogue can destroy a story even faster than strong dialogue can improve it. Weak dialogue can drag the pace to a halt, make your characters feel stilted, and confuse your readers.
In other words, to write great fiction, you need to know how to write dialogue that shines.
In "Dialogue: A Busy Writer's Guide," writing instructor and fiction editor Marcy Kennedy shows...
Every writer knows the benefits strong dialogue can bring to a story-a faster pace, greater believability, increased tension, and even humor.
You've heard the advice "show, don't tell" until you can't stand to hear it anymore. Yet fiction writers of all levels still seem to struggle with it. There are three reasons for this. The first is that this isn't an absolute rule. Telling isn't always wrong. The second is that we lack a clear way of understanding the difference between showing and telling. The third is that we're told "show, don't tell," but we're often left without practical ways to know how and when to do that, and how and when not to. So that's what this book is about. Chapter One defines showing and telling and...
You've heard the advice "show, don't tell" until you can't stand to hear it anymore. Yet fiction writers of all levels still seem to struggle with it....
Not your same old boring grammar guide This book is fun, fast, and focused on writing amazing fiction.
The world of grammar is huge, but fiction writers don't need to know all the nuances to write well. In fact, some of the rules you were taught in English class will actually hurt your fiction writing, not help it.
"Grammar for Fiction Writers" won't teach you things you don't need to know. It's all about the grammar that's relevant to you as you write your novels and short stories.
Here's what you'll find inside:
Punctuation Basics including the special uses of dashes and...
Not your same old boring grammar guide This book is fun, fast, and focused on writing amazing fiction.
Building a thriving social media platform doesn't have to steal all your precious writing time or cut into your time with your family. Twitter for Authors is about building a successful Twitter platform that's sustainable for busy people. Twitter often gets a bad reputation from people who don't understand it or don't know how to use it to its full potential to build an author platform. When used correctly, Twitter can be one of the best tools for increasing traffic to your blog and gaining new readers for your books. And it's fun In Twitter for Authors, you'll learn... essential Twitter...
Building a thriving social media platform doesn't have to steal all your precious writing time or cut into your time with your family. Twitter for Aut...
Internal dialogue is the voice inside our heads that we can't ignore, even when we want to. We second-guess ourselves, pass judgment on the world around us, and are at our most emotionally vulnerable. And the same needs to be true for our characters. Internal dialogue is one of the most powerful tools in a fiction writer's arsenal. It's an advantage we have over TV and movie script writers and playwrights. It's also one of the least understood and most often mismanaged elements of the writing craft. In Internal Dialogue: A Busy Writer's Guide, you'll learn... - the difference between...
Internal dialogue is the voice inside our heads that we can't ignore, even when we want to. We second-guess ourselves, pass judgment on the world arou...
Point of view isn't merely another writing craft technique. Point of view is the foundation upon which all other elements of the writing craft stand-or fall. It's the opinions and judgments that color everything the reader believes about the world and the story. It's the voice of the character that becomes as familiar to the reader as their own. It's what makes the story real, believable, and honest. Yet, despite its importance, point-of-view errors are the most common problem for fiction writers. In "Point of View in Fiction: A Busy Writer's Guide," you'll learn the strengths and weaknesses...
Point of view isn't merely another writing craft technique. Point of view is the foundation upon which all other elements of the writing craft stand-o...
Do you want readers to be so caught up in your book that they forget they're reading?
Then you need deep POV.
Deep POV takes the reader and places them inside of our characters-hearing their thoughts, feeling their emotions, and living the story through them. Compared to other writing styles, it builds a stronger emotional connection between the reader and our characters, creates the feeling of a faster pace, and helps avoid point-of-view errors and telling rather than showing.
In "Deep Point of View," writing instructor and fiction editor Marcy Kennedy brings her years of...
Do you want readers to be so caught up in your book that they forget they're reading?
Sweet, adorable Lacy has stolen Marcia Banks's heart, but money is tight. Like it or not, the service dog trainer needs to complete the human phase of training and deliver the dog to her new owner in order to get paid. But the former Army nurse client turns out to be a challenging trainee. On top of her existing neuroses-which go beyond the psychological damage from a sexual assault during her second tour in Afghanistan-the veteran is now being stalked.
When Marcia receives a bizarre warning to stay away from her client and Lacy is also caught in the stalker's malicious orbit,...
Sweet, adorable Lacy has stolen Marcia Banks's heart, but money is tight. Like it or not, the service dog trainer needs to complete the human phase...
