Hannah

Yes. Pinterest is incredibly helpful for writing.

off the top of my head, words I’m currently quite fond of.

lilting
effervescent
pariah
cacophony
melancholy
scintilla
murmur. because it sounds like one.

and I use ‘tangible’ way too much.

*has no idea either and therefore quietly stalks topic*

Good points. I like that little example you did there… you’re going to make me crazy to read that book, Rosey.

Cliches of any nature should sometimes be avoided, and sometimes they should be used and flipped around when the reader isn’t expecting it. Both ways are effective. Good thoughts!

There are dialog cliches to avoid as well.
“You’ll never get away with this!” “Oh, but I already have/Watch me.”
“It’s quiet… too quiet.”
“You should sit down.”
“Well if it isn’t___”
“How is he?” “He’ll live.”
“What just happened?”
“Whatever you do, don’t look down.”
“Stay here.” “No way, I’m coming with you.”

Usually just try and find…[Read more]

Oh, and one more thing to add to this. The ‘type’ of your dialogue should fit the genre of your book. Like, Fantasy vs. Scifi, say. I’m too lazy to think up a mini-scene right now, so I’ll post a quick example from my WIP…

Egann laughed merrily. “You have not changed, at any rate,” he said. “Your tongue is still as sharp as the fangs of a wolf.…[Read more]

Oh yes, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ gets me every time. 😛 Great story. Just great.
Hey, that does sound like it could be a good ending. I’ll look forward to seeing it…

Have you seen the movies of ‘The Lord of the Rings’? We already had the discussion about melancholy endings, but the last scene of the movies (like the last scene in the book, but…[Read more]

Hahahahaha! I completely know what you mean with that last part, Daeus! Oh boy… is that ever true!
How about happy crying? Do men cry over happy things? I cried at a happy ending to a movie a few nights ago, and Daddy (a very tough, manly guy) said it was all right to cry with that story because he had cried over it before.

Obviously in any…[Read more]

As do I. Your characters may become only blocks of wood or stilted puppets if they have no speaking parts, but to speak is to live, and the breath of life for a character on paper definitely comes in the dialogue.

Good tips, @mark-kamibaya. Thank you. Where can I find movie scripts?

And… what is a log line? Is it basically a quick summary of the plot/characters/obstacles in your story? Like a one sentence thing?

Hey this is a good topic, Sarah. I’ve often wondered this myself— thanks for breaching the subject! And thanks, Daeus, for the helpful insight. What about very young men? Say, fourteen or younger? Especially if they have very sensitive personalities?

Thank you, Daeus. Thank you so much. I appreciate you being concerned enough to say something ‘not very fluffy’ because it’s true. I agree with you— everyone has his or her niche, what he or she is best at, or even truly great at.

I do not know that I have found my niche.

Writing has far surpassed any of my other million hobbies, but who is…[Read more]

Does that mean peasants are those who don’t drink coffee? Wow… cool. I always wanted to be a peasant. It’s so… I don’t know, romantic or something.

Yeah. That was the very height of naivety.

Sounds like a great book, Rosey, even if it does need a rewrite. And let me guess… Cobalt is the one wearing blue… right? How did I ever guess?
I’m in the middle of writing a sequel to my first ‘real’ novel (as in novel I would acknowledge to be mine) and that first novel needs a rewrite too! What a small world it is…

Another thing about…[Read more]

Oh, gosh I have the same thing happening. XD Cobalt’s supposed to be the secondary character to Jean and he’s totally taking over and running away with the show.
YES. Though Cobalt doesn’t usually notice when he says something deep. 😛
No, he’s actually in my first book, the sci-fi. I’ll try and get a picture of the cover here:

It majorly needs…[Read more]

@Ezra—oops. Sorry. I thought the new person’s name was Joy…
Forgive me, Ezra, and forgive me, Joy. Ack! I mean, forgive me, Kate! Or which are you, anyway?

@Daeus— well, it’s good to know I”m not alone. 😛

@David… please don’t be toast. We have too many weird persons around this forum already. 😛

@Rosey— they certainly do steal the spotlight! Denholm is the favorite by majority vote, and nothing I do for my poor real MC will change that. *sigh* Poor darling Harold. Everything conspires against you.
Also those jokers are the kind of characters…[Read more]

Well… lovely. So’s Denholm. 😀

Well, then. Now I’m even more interested in Denholm. XP Those guys kinda tend to steal the spotlight and become a reader favorite. That explains Denholm’s instant popularity on here. 😉

Kate, Cobalt is your favorite kind of joker. I love those guys, so I just had to make one. XD

Well… lovely. So’s Denholm. 😀 And good point about the understatements. That can really be effective too.

Glad I was able to be of service, Hannah!