January 2014

What a character! Did you hear that? / Did you see that? Writing depends on characters and their dialog, or conversation. Here are some tips for realizing the people in your stories through action and dialog. Reveal your characters to the reader! Slides also serve as notes to the class Write Your Own Classic, which offers stand-alone writing lessons for…

Most narrative writing establishes a sense of place and time immediately. Sometimes that's sneaked in, little dribbles of details that create a sense of discovery. That broad first glance of place and time, that first look around, is known as an "establishing shot" in film; in writing, it's called the "setting." For a short writing lesson to improve your settings,…