Voice is important, whether you're writing a novel or a picture book. One question that often Continue Reading
January 11, 2008
A Year of Voice Descriptions
Before December 11, 2006, I wouldn't have thought to describe a character's voice. Then along came Continue Reading
September 11, 2007
Unique Character Dialogue
How to Create Unique Character Dialogue When characters speak, it should be distinctive. Yet, Continue Reading
September 5, 2007
Stronger Settings
Match Emotional Structure to the Novel's Settings Always try to matching the setting to the Continue Reading
July 31, 2007
POV and Voice
L asks: "Do you think an author’s ‘voice’ is easier to establish when a novel is written in Continue Reading
July 27, 2007
Voice Friday: Words for Your Voice
Voice Friday: Search Your Voice for Words Words Voice Friday: Word Choices Voice Friday: Word Continue Reading
July 13, 2007
Novel Diagnosis–Voice
Novel Diagnosis Series Introduction Characters Dialogue Scenes Voice VoiceRevisited Plot It’s Continue Reading
June 21, 2007
Revision: Understanding critiques
I seem to be thinking a lot about critiques these days, probably because I'm getting critiques from Continue Reading
June 15, 2007
Voice Friday: Revising for Voice
One question that often arises is, "Can you revise for voice?" Yes. First Revision of 19 Continue Reading
June 8, 2007
Voice: Rhythm made visible
by Darcy Pattison Robert Frost says, "Good writing is good speaking caught alive." In other Continue Reading