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Author: Jana Miller

I'm a word nerd. I love reading and I love perfecting, so helping writers edit their work is my dream job!
Grammar, Uncategorized

Leaving the Past in the Past Perfect

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 Jana Miller

Is it "did" or "had done?" How to go back further in the past in writing.

Tagged flashbacks, past, past perfect, tense3 Comments
Characterization, dialogue, Uncategorized

Give Me a Beat

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 Jana Miller

Filling out dialogue with meaningful pauses and human moments

Tagged dialogue2 Comments
Uncategorized

Weaving Your Backstory

March 30, 2017 Jana Miller

Ways to avoid the dreaded info dump.

3 Comments
Uncategorized

What’s My Motivation (for reading your book)?

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 Jana Miller

A top-secret formula for keeping readers curious.

4 Comments
Narrative Voice

What Are They Thinking?: Character Motives and Internal Dialogue

March 1, 2017July 27, 2021 Jana Miller

There's a right way and a wrong way to make your readers mad.

Tagged backstory, characters, internal rationale, skills, story telling3 Comments

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