Comments on: Novel writing basics, part two http://tumblemoose.com/novel-writing-basics-part-two/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=novel-writing-basics-part-two A passion for writing, a passion for books Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:49:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: george http://tumblemoose.com/novel-writing-basics-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3374 george Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:24:25 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=840#comment-3374 Hey Candy, Thanks for dropping by. I need to be in a certain mode to write particular segments or kinds of writing too. I know that for myself, the basics help me remember to keep things focused. Cheers! George Hey Candy,

Thanks for dropping by. I need to be in a certain mode to write particular segments or kinds of writing too. I know that for myself, the basics help me remember to keep things focused.

Cheers!

George

]]> By: dirtywhitecandy http://tumblemoose.com/novel-writing-basics-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3372 dirtywhitecandy Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:18:47 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=840#comment-3372 Like your first commenter, my natural inclincation is to write everything in narrative in my initial draft. I have to keep booting myself to remember there's got to be dialogue too! And once I get into that frame of mind it's a lot easier to make the scene start coming alive. Thanks for this - no writing tip is ever too simple, we all forget the basics in the thick of the action. I do and I've been writing professionally for years! .-= dirtywhitecandy´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.dirtywhitecandy.com/?p=202" rel="nofollow">Nail Your Novel – dirtywhitecandy shows you how!</a> =-. Like your first commenter, my natural inclincation is to write everything in narrative in my initial draft. I have to keep booting myself to remember there’s got to be dialogue too! And once I get into that frame of mind it’s a lot easier to make the scene start coming alive. Thanks for this – no writing tip is ever too simple, we all forget the basics in the thick of the action. I do and I’ve been writing professionally for years!
.-= dirtywhitecandy´s last blog ..Nail Your Novel – dirtywhitecandy shows you how! =-.

]]> By: george http://tumblemoose.com/novel-writing-basics-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3313 george Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:47:35 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=840#comment-3313 Hi Larry, Thanks for coming by and contributing. When I write dialogue, I can hear the conversation in my head and I try to put it down to paper exactly that way. I'll use a lot of sentence fragments and lots of apostrophe's because that is the way people talk. Cheers! George Hi Larry,

Thanks for coming by and contributing.

When I write dialogue, I can hear the conversation in my head and I try to put it down to paper exactly that way. I’ll use a lot of sentence fragments and lots of apostrophe’s because that is the way people talk.

Cheers!

George

]]> By: Larry http://tumblemoose.com/novel-writing-basics-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3292 Larry Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:50:24 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=840#comment-3292 Good stuff, especially about writing dialogue. It's an ear thing, like trying to teach someone to carry a tune. Can't be taught, really -- but it can be practiced -- it must be experienced. If one listens closely, one begins to get the idea. My two favorite dialogue tips: 1) Avoid anything that's "one the nose." What's that? An example: One charater says to another, "Hey, good morning!" (Note: that's already boring.) And the other answers, "Just fine, thank you, and you?" That's on the nose. Predictable, boring, useless. It adds nothing to character... except that the character is boring. The other is to develop your dialogue ear in the real world. The first time I read a line of dialogue that said, "Hey, I'm just sayin'..." I got it. That's how people talk. There are no rules of grammar in dialogue, or rules of anything else. Just like in real life. Anything goes. Writers are told all the time to read and learn. But when it comes to dialogue, the better advice is to listen and learn. .-= Larry´s last blog ..<a href="http://storyfix.com/the-ugly-truth-about-writers-block-and-the-beautiful-way-to-kick-it" rel="nofollow">The Ugly Truth About Writer’s Block and the Beautiful Way to Kick It</a> =-. Good stuff, especially about writing dialogue. It’s an ear thing, like trying to teach someone to carry a tune. Can’t be taught, really — but it can be practiced — it must be experienced. If one listens closely, one begins to get the idea.

My two favorite dialogue tips:

1) Avoid anything that’s “one the nose.” What’s that? An example:

One charater says to another, “Hey, good morning!” (Note: that’s already boring.) And the other answers, “Just fine, thank you, and you?” That’s on the nose. Predictable, boring, useless. It adds nothing to character… except that the character is boring.

The other is to develop your dialogue ear in the real world. The first time I read a line of dialogue that said, “Hey, I’m just sayin’…” I got it. That’s how people talk. There are no rules of grammar in dialogue, or rules of anything else. Just like in real life. Anything goes.

Writers are told all the time to read and learn. But when it comes to dialogue, the better advice is to listen and learn.
.-= Larry´s last blog ..The Ugly Truth About Writer’s Block and the Beautiful Way to Kick It =-.

]]> By: george http://tumblemoose.com/novel-writing-basics-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-3259 george Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:21:51 +0000 http://tumblemoose.com/?p=840#comment-3259 ;-) ;-)

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