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Episode 48 - Writing strong dialogue, and Ray Bradbury on plotting.

Episode 48 - Writing strong dialogue, and Ray Bradbury on plotting.

FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel


Episode 48 - Writing strong dialogue, and Ray Bradbury on plotting.

FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Feb 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dialogue is fun to write and fun to read.  What's the best way to mix dialogue with action?  How can we make sure dialogue and action work together to propel the story forward?  And how science fiction legend Ray Bradbury came up with his plots.
Released:
Feb 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosted by James Thayer, the podcast is a practical, step-by-step manual on how to craft a novel. It presents a set of tools for large issues such as story development and scene construction (Kirkus Reviews said Thayer's novels are "superbly crafted') and it also examines techniques that will make your sentence-by-sentence writing shine. The New York Times Book Review has said Thayer's "writing is smooth and clear. it wastes no words, and it has a rhythm only confident stylists achieve.