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Snapper replied to the topic Balancing Dialogue and Description in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
‘Hey, why are you cleaning the fridge?’
Bob slapped his soaking rag down on the floor of the fridge, twisted his head, and glared up at her over his shoulder.
She gave a little grin and shrugged. ‘All right…’Nuts. Now I want to write a story completely based off of that.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Blogs: What Would You Like to See More of? in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@That_Writer_Girl_99 go do your exam, deary. 😉
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Blogs: What Would You Like to See More of? in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@That_Writer_Girl_99 there’s a button at the top of the document with a word bubble on it, where it shows who’s logged in. Just click it. 😉
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Blogs: What Would You Like to See More of? in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@That_Writer_Girl_99 *hysterical laughter* It was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Blogs: What Would You Like to See More of? in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@Emma-Flournoy sneaky! XD I wasn’t ready yet…
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Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Blogs: What Would You Like to See More of? in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@Rolena-Hatfield I like a variety of stuff—I wouldn’t like it all to be only on one subject. Not even writing. 😉 I love the philosophical musings sort a ton; the occasional story; and OF COURSE the bloggers whose blogs are personal.
@Ethryndal‘s blog is my current favorite; this is another one but she‘s not very active yet. Finishing school…[Read more] -
Emma Flournoy replied to the topic Prayer Requests in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@Anne-of-Lothlorien This sounds very ignorant, but—what’s a root canal? Is it some sort of tooth thing?
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@That_Writer_Girl_99 oooh— cool flashback! I love it. *grins* Good job.
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Balancing Dialogue and Description in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@Holly-Nelson-Gray yeah… what they said. 😉
This may be a somewhat random tangent of this topic, but I’ve found that a lot of times body language can be used to replace dialogue and automatically include more description. Instead of ‘Hey, why are you cleaning the fridge?’
‘Because it’s dirty and needs cleaning and I’m disgusted about it, that’s…[Read more] -
Snapper replied to the topic Beginners' Tips For Writing Science Fiction in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@brandon-miller There’s a sci-fi month!!! AAAIII!!! I can’t wait!
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Snapper replied to the topic Balancing Dialogue and Description in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@holly-nelson-gray Aloha!
Dialogue I think is probably more important than description, though description is definitely important. Dialogue shows how the characters interact with each other, and it can also add a bit of setting as well. As for description, you can have some, just be sure to avoid info-dumps. I always skip those. I read a book…[Read more] -
Snapper replied to the topic Chapter Titles in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@jadamae Haha! Yes, I know what you mean. “In Which I Fall in Love” isn’t spoilery at all, is it? (I’ve read a book with that exact chapter title.)
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Snapper replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@daeus @graciegirl I’m done for now. My mom and I edited a short story, then I entered it into a contest.
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Snapper replied to the topic Shorty Story – Mystery in the forum Short Story Critiques 9 years, 3 months ago
Alrighty! Thanks everyone for your wonderful critiques! I have submitted the final draft into the contest, so we’ll see what happens. I’ll know on the 26 whether I’ve won or not. Again, thank you all!
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Snapper replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@daeus Hi again. 😀
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Snapper replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@Daeus ‘Sup.
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Snapper replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@delightinlife Ooh yay! Chocolate! Thank you for the motivation. 😛 This one is harder than my last.
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Snapper replied to the topic Writer's corner #5 in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@winter-rose @daeus @that_writer_girl_99 @ethryndal @jess @northerner @anyone
I’ll be writing the sequel to LKD if anyone wants to join me. -
Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Novel Excerpt (Feedback Welcome) in the forum General Writing Discussions 9 years, 3 months ago
@That_Writer_Girl_99 welp, I am now. 😛 Did you have a question?
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Kate Flournoy replied to the topic Rachelle's Digital Art in the forum Art 9 years, 3 months ago
@Rachelle yes, some. Though mostly physical drawing… how much are those programs, do you know?
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