SWRT 012 | Foreshadowing

As a writer, do you consciously try for foreshadowing, or is it a miraculous surprise? What feeling should foreshadowing give the reader? And what are the differences between foreshadowing, laying clues, or layering plot elements? What truly is the nuance of this portion of the craft, and is it okay that all of us have different definitions?

SWRT 30: Dialogue–dialects, gestures, tags, pet peeves

What are some problems that authors encounter with dialogue? Should you give your character an accent or dialect? And how should you represent that on the page? What makes for good dialogue tags and action beats? We talk pet peeves, our own dialogue tics we struggle with and Include some very entertaining examples of what not to do from Robert!

Slowing Down Action for Effect

  The point that if you want your reader to really engage with your character in any kind of action scene, from running along a trail to the intense action of your climax, you need to slow down and do two things: show and...

Flash Tip: Broken Breaks

  In this nuts & bolts tip, I show you how to correctly separate dialogue and “stage directions” into paragraphs. The funny thing about writing, is a story doesn’t come out of our heads with the structure included. If you read some dialogue out loud, it...

Working with an Editor

  This week, I sit down with Mat Morris, of Author Strong Podcast, to have a conversation about what an author should prepare before working with an editor–if anything. We have a great, open conversation, and you get to be the proverbial fly on the wall....

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