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Tag: dialogue

Is your novel too short?

June 6, 2022 cheryl
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I asked some members of the #writingcommunity what they’d like me to research for this month’s Writer’s Corner, and this…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: backstory, characters, conflict in novels, dialogue, editing, novel beginnings, novel draft, novel endings, plot structure, secondary characters

Four steps to using dialogue to drive your story

June 11, 2021 cheryl
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(And a free downloadable guide) This post first appeared in my June 2021 newsletter’s writer’s corner and again a year…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: characterisation in novels, dialogue, driving plot with dialogue, punctuation, show not tell

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