by kobowritinglife | Dec 14, 2017 | The Craft of Writing
By Mignon Fogarty Dialogue is hard to write and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Getting characters to have individual voices has caused more sleepless nights than too much coffee late in the day. Once the dialogue sounds right and reads right on the page, there...
by kobowritinglife | Oct 17, 2016 | Self-Publishing, The Craft of Writing, Tips
There’s a lot of misunderstanding as to the proper usage of some words in the English language, and many mistakes even make it onto the page, especially in these days of self-publication and rushing into print. It’s very difficult to proof your own writing, as I know...
by kobowritinglife | Feb 15, 2016 | The Craft of Writing
By Nathan Dodge (A slightly different version of this article originally appeared in the eZine Reflection’s Edge) What makes a writer effective in writing fictional dialogue? Why is it that some authors can make a conversation come alive while others can’t seem to...