tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post4132092391766190940..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: Friday Links -- Volume 34Chemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-42865994401332829282014-06-17T16:15:28.286-04:002014-06-17T16:15:28.286-04:00Great links! And I agree with Diane. Reading the d...Great links! And I agree with Diane. Reading the dialogue out loud can help.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-71513134293652719832014-06-16T21:41:47.885-04:002014-06-16T21:41:47.885-04:00Dialogue is tough! Good luck on your edits. And as...Dialogue is tough! Good luck on your edits. And as always, thanks for the awesome links!Ava Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404716744982870650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-7802157506864308752014-06-15T14:45:08.368-04:002014-06-15T14:45:08.368-04:00Read the dialogue out loud. Maybe get a friend to ...Read the dialogue out loud. Maybe get a friend to help. Then you'll hear what doesn't work and be able to try new words and lines on the spot.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-10774684890754922722014-06-15T05:00:15.278-04:002014-06-15T05:00:15.278-04:00Ah, dialogue. I love it so much, I only I could ju...Ah, dialogue. I love it so much, I only I could just write dialogue and nothing else. It's all the other stuff you have to write in fiction that I struggle with.Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-26731934418636856162014-06-15T02:19:05.459-04:002014-06-15T02:19:05.459-04:00You wrote stilted dialog? Better listen to some te...You wrote stilted dialog? Better listen to some teen conversations when they don't know you're listening. Lots of fragments, right? If it's boys, there'll likely be stuff you can't write in a book meant for them. <br /><br />I resisted the urge to read about rejecting a publisher in favor of the tricks for keeping on target. Goal. Obstacle. Reveal. Hand off. I had to go back and look after the first because the terminology is different than mine. Then I got sidetracked by David Farland, found out he's David Wolverton, and now I want to read his fantasies I never did after I bought the Runelord series. Nightingale sounds interesting and very different with the enhanced version.Sher A. Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03067955594103356768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-53555098283228237362014-06-14T19:24:11.889-04:002014-06-14T19:24:11.889-04:00I have complete faith in you. You'll figure it...I have complete faith in you. You'll figure it out. :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com/blog" rel="nofollow"> Anna from Shout with Emaginette</a><br />emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-17761202687778181482014-06-14T01:02:54.789-04:002014-06-14T01:02:54.789-04:00I loved that "Why I rejected my publisher&quo...I loved that "Why I rejected my publisher" link… all great stuff here, Ken. It's so nice to have great posts compiled here. Thanks. :)<br /><br />(And also thank you for your kind words on my blog--they mean a lot) :) Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747144518868320969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-17343586741190690622014-06-13T20:52:52.359-04:002014-06-13T20:52:52.359-04:00Dialogue is one of the more difficult things to ge...Dialogue is one of the more difficult things to get right.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-44451113429218926042014-06-13T11:17:55.442-04:002014-06-13T11:17:55.442-04:00Probably need that one on subplots now as I'm ...Probably need that one on subplots now as I'm adding several to my current manuscript.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com