Posts Tagged ‘dialogue’
There’s a game that certain writers like to play — and in answer to your next question, it’s not called Hide-The-Salami (although that one is popular with certain writers as well, myself perhaps foremost among them), but “Eavesdropping.” Here’s how you play: Sit in a public place. Sit near people who look interesting. Have something […]
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There is a general structure (of sorts) to storytelling — though if ever you hear it explained in a way that even starts to sound specific or in some other way regimented, walk or run the other direction. This general structure, in turn, is sometimes known as a “formula.” Thus there’s a very general formula […]
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Characterization is a presentation of the personality of the people who populate a story. Characterization is primarily a depiction of motivation and motive. The reader must understand what makes the characters act in the way that those characters do. It’s been said that one of the truest tests of good literature is when you can […]
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(c)Ray Harvey 2011