Posted on July 19, 2023 at 12:54 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
When we describe these posts as being about the technical side of writing, we don't mean it in the sense of technology.
Rather, we mean it more as dealing less with the content of the story and more with its presentation or organization.
So here we go:
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How to format dialogue: Jason Hamilton provides 2023's best practices on the way to present conversation, both internal and external, in your story (Kindlepreneur).
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The bread machine editing trick: Author Jan O'Hara's method for rearranging sentences within passages during revising reminds her of the rigid nature of a certain kitchen appliance (Writer Unboxed).
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Writing in future tense: You won't be using this verb tense throughout an entire story, but Dave Chesson provides a grammar primer for the instances in which you will be using it (Kindlepreneur).
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