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Creating Something Out of Nothing

June 24, 2021 Kelli Sallman

How to create vivid character, setting, and conflict in the first ten pages.

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In writing Tags book recommendation, characterization, review and analysis, dialogue
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A Quick Guide to Adverbs

April 15, 2021 Kelli Sallman

Avoid the trap of useless words.

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In grammar Tags dialogue, word choice, Apr 2021
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The Art of Dialogue: Character Conflict

September 4, 2020 Kelli Sallman

Empower dialogue with strong conflict.

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In writing Tags dialogue
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The Pitched Battle of Subtext

September 4, 2020 Bobbie Jeffrey

The power of the unsaid.

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In writing Tags dialogue
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Theft, Dialogue, and Other Things My Undergrad Experience Taught Me

September 4, 2020 Callie Johnson

Draw on the authenticity of other people’s speech habits.

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In writing Tags dialogue
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Some Simple Thoughts about Common Dialogue Problems, Part 1

March 13, 2020 Kelli Sallman

Hone your dialogue skills.

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In writing Tags dialogue, characterization, April 2020
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C.S. Lewis and the Key to Dialogue

August 16, 2019 Callie Johnson

Don’t settle for stilted dialogue. Take a cue from C.S. Lewis and captivate your readers.

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In writing Tags classic literature, dialogue
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How to Write a Story with a Message

May 17, 2019 Kelli Sallman

Some proposed answers to an age-old problem.

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In story theory Tags premise, rhetoric, plot, dialogue, characterization
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