225: #225 – How to Write Engaging Dialogue with Zalika Reid-Benta
Author and winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction Zalika Reid-Benta joins us on the podcast this week to discuss her award winning debut title Frying Plantai
Ep. 478: Critique: 10 Ways to Write Excellent Dialogue
Because it is so important to take full of advantage of dialogue, take a look at a ten ways to write excellent dialogue.
Ep. 451: The 10 Rules of Writing Large Casts of Characters
Stories with large casts of characters offer many challenges. Use these ten important rules of thumb to you help you manage your own teeming call sheets.
Ep. 448: When Writing, How Do You Know When Enough Is Enough?
Find out how to know when enough is enough in your story by refining your storytelling instincts to to feel whether something is too sparse or too excessive.
What Should Your Characters Talk About?
Take a look at what meaningful dialogue looks like and how you can answer: What should your characters talk about?
5 (Not-So-Little) Additions to the Great Novel-Writing Checklist
There are 5 categories for the "little" things that need to be on your novel-writing checklist. Although primarily cosmetic, they are still crucial.
Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 61: 5 Types of Clunky Dialogue
Fixing clunky dialogue is one of the single best ways to give your manuscript a major facelift. Here are five rules of thumb to get you started.
The Only 5 Ingredients You Need for Story Subtext
Learn how to create story subtext in everything you write using five simple but crucial principles.
Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 53: No Contractions in Dialogue
Find out why contractions in dialogue need to find a place in your writing---along with a few exceptions, in which it is actually best to avoid them.
Do You Have a Writing Superpower? (And Why You Shouldn’t)
Sometimes having a writing superpower means having a writing super-weakness too. But that doesn't have to be you. Learn how to be good at ALL of writing.
Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 50: Info Dumps
Learn how to avoid four lethal types of info dumps, and, even better, how to use them as opportunities to strengthen every part of your writing.
Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 45: Avoiding “Said”
Turns out if you get your story's narrative voice right from the very start, everything else has a much better chance of falling into place like magic.
