How do we go about writing good dialogue? 1. Professor James McKinley says, “To write…dialogue well, you must first know what the scene’s about, both in itself and as part of the work’s whole scheme, so that you can think and feel for and through…
Month: November 2012
My long-time internet pal Nancy Williams tagged me with TWO blog awards! This one doesn’t have a badge, but you know what they say about badges. Tagged, you’re it! Who remembers that game? In this take, the requirement is to copy several paragraphs from your…
I just learned that my short story “Undivided”, which originally appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s SWORD AND SORCERESS XXIII, will be reprinted in R. T. Kaelin’s anthology TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. Many authors, including Robert Silverberg (!!!), are contributing reprints.…