Writers are told to write for and with all of their senses. How does a character feel? What do they smell? What does she see in front of and behind her? What does he hear in her voice? What does she taste as she wakes? The five senses can make your character jump off the […]
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Writing Spark – Born to write!
It happens the moment a young writer firsts holds a crayon. We grab hold of the nearest colorful object and just start scribbling lines in aimless patterns that only the little mind can understand. It happens before we’re able to voice our inner child with a big, loud voice, before we can understand the beauty […]
Awww, S^*#! Writing foul dialogue!
Writing foul language dialogue is not for wimpy writers or readers. But let’s face facts, words like s^*# and f^#k are part of the modern vernacular unless you’ve been living with Tibetan monks and even then, I am sure they know the seven dirty words. If you are writing crime drama and crafting dialogue between […]
