Posted by Bethanne on Jun 10, 2009 in
Writing
I love dialogue. Love, love, love.
If I go back to all my old favorites, Arsenic and Old Lace…Abbott and Costello, Breakfast at Tiffany’s…. Bringing up Baby. I could go on. The thing about those old movies is that they would have collapsed without good dialogue. The time when movies were based on really good writing.
We’ve [...]
Tags: dialogue, Movie lines, Writing
Posted by Jenn on May 17, 2009 in
Writing
Learning the craft, I’ve spent so many hours focused on fine-tuning the areas I’m weak in, such as description and emotions. Hours upon hours I’d write then edit and go over every word, every minute detail. I’d layer in physical descriptions, the five senses, emotions, worrying over every choice.
My conversations with other writers were heavily [...]
Tags: characters, description, dialogue, emotions, Jennifer Bianco, Pacing, plotting, roses, Writing