Activity for Thimble
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #37165 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #28347 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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How can one write good dialogue in a story without sounding wooden? I began an assignment to write a short story for a Creative Writing submission to a publication and although it was accepted, I found that I struggled with the addition of dialogue to this first-person narrative. I began by trying to avoid dialogue between the characters and kept the "dialogue" in m... (more) |
— | almost 5 years ago |
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A: How can I write in a way that makes the book very interesting to read? I would say it's to keep the reader guessing where you are taking them. Writing well gramatically with rich vocabulary, is the art of the execution only. Complex fictional characters and story-lines often based loosely on real-life people and events in the past (sometimes autobiographical), can encou... (more) |
— | almost 6 years ago |