This is our last week to discuss writing lits. I hope it’s been helpful, even if you don’t write lits. Maybe you found a nuggest of truth for you writing. Today we’ll talk about dialog, setting and research. Dialog is part of voice, and very important to lits. While some genres like women’s fiction or romance can get away with long passages of narrative, Lits can’t. Why? Because it becomes too introspective, especially if writing in first person. Dialg shows the voice of your character. Dialog is great to create tension. Dialog must ring true. Be authentic. Don’t be nice, say the hard words. Dialog puts the reader in the scene. Sol Stein says dialog is invented. Every word counts. One great dialog tip is to watch trailing conversation pieces […]
