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"Say What?"--Character Quirks & Non-Verbal Dialogue
I started getting into this topic a little bit yesterday, but wanted to wrap up the series with a look at how dialogue can make our characters unique and how we can use unspoken “dialogue”… more →
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"Say What?"--Character Quirks & Non-Verbal Dialogue
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Kaye Dacus wrote 8 months ago: I started getting into this topic a little bit yesterday, but wanted to wrap up the series with a lo … more →
"Say What?"--Subtexting
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Kaye Dacus wrote 8 months ago: “What counts in dialogue is not what is said but what is meant.” ~Sol Stein, How to Grow … more →
"Say what?" she intoned incredulously.
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: Yes, that’s right. Today’s topic is on dialogue tags. Here’s a direct quote from m … more →
"Say What?"--Is It Dialogue-Worthy?
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: Last week, we talked a little about balancing narrative with dialogue, and this continues along in t … more →
"Say What?"--Dialogue Writing Assignment
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: Sorry this post went up so late–I thought I’d set the “post ahead” time for … more →
"Say What?"--What Direction Is Your Dialogue Going?
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: If you don’t take away anything else from this series, one of the most important things we hav … more →
"Say What?"--A Delicate Balancing Act
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: Remember back at the beginning of the series (all the way to last Monday) when I posted the scoring … more →
"Say What?"--Where Do I Put the Quotation Marks?
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: This will probably be review for all of my readers, but we can’t talk about dialogue without t … more →
"Say What?"--Transcribed Dialogue Assignment
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: Okay, today is the day for us to compare our transcribed conversations with actual scripted dialogue … more →
"Say What?"--Uh, Um, Well, So, Wow, Great, Yeah, Really?
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: Before we get started with today’s topic, I have to make this announcement: The galleys for St … more →
"Say What?" How Do You Say Hello?
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: When you speak, the words you choose, the inflection you use, your body language, the rhythm of how … more →
Say What?
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Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: “Is the dialogue between characters natural and not stilted, revealing plot and emotion in a w … more →
"Say What?" Series Contest
Kaye Dacus wrote 9 months ago: Every topic-related comment you leave during the “Say What?” series will earn you an ent … more →
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