Writing Great Fiction
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Lecture 5: Call Me Ishmael—Introducing a Character Introduction by Report z Another way to introduce a character is through the ...
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Lecture 5: Call Me Ishmael—Introducing a Character z Another method is to work out all of a character’s physical details, histo ...
If you’re writing about someone famous, write it as if that person isn’t famous yet. If you’re writing about someone you know pe ...
Lecture 6: Characters—Round and Flat, Major and Minor Characters—Round and Flat, Major and Minor ............................... ...
z We might even think of such characters as the sort of people found in sitcoms: the clueless dad, the wacky neighbor, the gay ...
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Lecture 7: The Mechanics of Writing Dialogue o Because the dialogue tag is not part of the actual quotation, it should never be ...
context or nuance that isn’t conveyed by the dialogue itself or to clear up an ambiguity. o Consider this simple example: “‘I lo ...
Lecture 7: The Mechanics of Writing Dialogue z Keep in mind, however, that you shouldn’t be too sparing with dialogue tags. On ...
life conversations takes note of the other person’s facial expressions, gestures, and body language. Dialogue usually works best ...
Lecture 7: The Mechanics of Writing Dialogue “Perfectly.” “I’ll look over your budget, and we’ll have a talk about it, soon,” sa ...
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Lecture 8: Integrating Dialogue into a Narrative Integrating Dialogue into a Narrative ......................................... ...
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