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Irony – Part II – Types of Irony

Posted on March 24, 2010 by admin

The following is an excerpt from my book Novelsmithing.) VERBAL IRONY This is simply dialogue, characters saying the opposite of what they mean, as in the earlier weather example. But verbal irony isn’t always an opposite. Sometimes, for example, it comes … Continue reading →

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Irony – Part I – How it can save your novel.

Posted on March 23, 2010 by admin

(The following is an excerpt from my book Novelsmithing.) Creating the fictional world is difficult. Sometimes, no matter how brilliant your writing, it just doesn’t seem to jell. You provide exquisite description, active, intelligent characters, and yet the novel won’t come … Continue reading →

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