Tag: dialogue

Points of Impact – Week 8: How to Get Framed

| May 12, 2012 | 15 Comments
Points of Impact – Week 8: How to Get Framed

Framing devices – simple bookends for your narrative or possibly a whole other story? Lets find out!

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TPG Week 72: Starting Late Will Annoy Your Readers

| May 11, 2012 | 2 Comments
TPG Week 72: Starting Late Will Annoy Your Readers

Welcome, one and all, for another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, our Brave One is Wes Locher. Let’s see what he brings us this week in Related Posts:TPG Week 73: Another Copyrighted Character!TPG Week 69: Bring Your Readers With You For The RideTPG Week 225: When Even The Flawless Victory Is FlawedTPG Week […]

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Points of Impact – Week 7: Borrowing Some Eyes

| May 5, 2012 | 3 Comments
Points of Impact – Week 7: Borrowing Some Eyes

Jeepers creepers! Change your readers’ peepers!

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TPG Week 71: The Final Draft Trap

| May 4, 2012 | 10 Comments
TPG Week 71: The Final Draft Trap

We’ve got Brave One Jeff Bass stepping right into a trap of his own design! Come inside and see!

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TPG Week 70: A Resubmission!

| April 27, 2012 | 5 Comments
TPG Week 70: A Resubmission!

We’ve got Brave One Matt Johnson this week, resubmitting a piece that came through a few weeks ago. Were there any lessons learned? Come in and see!

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TPG Week 69: Bring Your Readers With You For The Ride

| April 20, 2012 | 19 Comments
TPG Week 69: Bring Your Readers With You For The Ride

We’ve got a new Brave One in Charles Crane this week! Warning: It’s extremely blue and red inside!

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Points of Impact – Week 3: The Amazing Rocket-Powered Plot

| April 7, 2012 | 8 Comments
Points of Impact – Week 3: The Amazing Rocket-Powered Plot

“Ground Control to Major Tom! Pacing’s great in issue one!”

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TPG Week 67: Adaptations Can Be Tricky

| April 6, 2012 | 4 Comments
TPG Week 67: Adaptations Can Be Tricky

We’ve got a new Brave One in Lauren Sinclair stepping into the Proving Grounds! Come inside and see what story she used, to which I say Adaptations Can Be Tricky!

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TPG Week 66: Being Vague Doesn’t Help The Artist

| March 30, 2012 | 5 Comments
TPG Week 66: Being Vague Doesn’t Help The Artist

We’ve got a new Brave One in Lisa-Marie Wilson this week! Come in and see what the fuss is about!

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Points of Impact – Week 1: Writing What Never Happened

| March 24, 2012 | 12 Comments
Points of Impact – Week 1: Writing What Never Happened

Just when you thought you had enough of reading me in the comment sections, they go ahead and give me my own column! Come inside and see what Points of Impact is all about!

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TPG Week 65: When Logic Fails, Everything Fails

| March 23, 2012 | 32 Comments
TPG Week 65: When Logic Fails, Everything Fails

We’ve got returning Brave One LJ Wright this week, and he shows us that When Logic Fails, Everything Fails. (That’s your cue to come inside!)

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TPG Week 62: An Actual Edited Script (1 of 3)

| March 2, 2012 | 5 Comments
TPG Week 62: An Actual Edited Script (1 of 3)

We’ve got Laura Morley entering The Proving Grounds this week with a script I edited for an anthology. Come in and see what we worked on!

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