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Narration – Part V – The Secret of Creating Good Dialogue

Posted on March 22, 2010 by admin

The following is an excerpt from my book Novelsmithing.) DIALOGUE Dialogue, conversation between characters, can’t be written the way people speak in real life. The author can’t take dictation from real life conversations and paste it on his characters’ conversations. Dialogue … Continue reading →

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Narration – Part IV – Tense: Past, Present, or Future?

Posted on March 19, 2010 by admin

The following is an excerpt from my book Novelsmithing.) TENSE: PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE? The main stream of the storyline is generally told in a single tense although deviations from a central tense may occur temporarily to provide a more distinctive … Continue reading →

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