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dialogue, Grammar, Self Edits, Uncategorized

You Can’t Shrug a Line

August 22, 2017 Jana Miller

Which words can be used as dialogue tags?

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Why Developmental?

June 5, 2017 Jana Miller

Do you need a developmental edit for your novel? The short answer is YES. Here's why.

1 Comment
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

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Weaving Your Backstory

March 30, 2017 Jana Miller

Ways to avoid the dreaded info dump.

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