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Writing Dialogue: Don’t Freak Yourself Out

Written on February 15, 2009 by Milli Thornton in characters, cliched dialogue, dialogue, realistic dialogue, rewriting, screenwriters, voice, writing dialogue, writing style
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“If you develop your own voice, your characters will inevitably find theirs.”
—Lucy (Bang2write) on her blog for screenwriters, Write Here, Write Now
RELEVANT TO ALL fiction writers (not just screenwriters), Lucy gives sensible advice on her blog about creating realistic dialogue.
I particularly liked her blog post, What Are You Talking About (opens in a new [...]

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Write There (Part III): Style Is Not a Mystery

Written on January 17, 2009 by Milli Thornton in author, blogging, creative, creativity, self-publish, successful writers, write, writer, writing style
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I HAVEN’T CHECKED lately, but I’m sure there are scads of books out there designed to help you with the technical aspects of style. But we already know that’s not my forte, so here it is from a heart perspective:
Part of your style means doing it the way that feels good to you.
That may [...]

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