How Articulate Are Your Characters? Most writers are articulate. Because they work with the written word on a daily or near daily basis, and because they have a love of language, most writers express themselves well. Just because a writer is articulate, however, doesn’t mean that a character should be articulate. Adjusting your language to
Using Slang and Accents When Writing Fictional Dialogue
Article by Todd Eastman The FBI agent stumbled into the living room, only to find himself face to face with an old woman in a rocking chair. The old woman spit into an rusty coffee can sitting next to her on the floor, then used her bony, arthritic finger to point. “The killer you be
Whodunnit, Howdunnit, And Whydunnit: 10 Tips For Writing Your Mystery Novel
Written By Bob Sassone I’ve always loved a mystery. And not just books either. Along with my well-worn copies of mystery novels by Chandler, Block, and the Macdonalds (Ross and John D.), I also treasure my videos of old “Columbo” and “Magnum, P.I.” episodes, and I always stop to watch “Murder, She Wrote” whenever I’m
Writer, Edit Thyself
By Lois J. Peterson I wasn’t around when publishers signed up authors, then helped them improve their grammar, punctuation, and anything else that needed fixing. But I do know that these days your submission’s more likely to be accepted for publication if you learn to edit your own work yourself before submitting it.. Self-editing takes
