How to Write a Brilliant Romance: The Easy, Step-By-Step Method of Crafting a Powerful Romance (Go! Write Something Brilliant) by Susan May Warren

Author:Susan May Warren [Warren, Susan May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Reference, Writing; Research & Publishing Guides, Writing, Fiction, Romance, Writing Skills, General Fiction
Amazon: B01A9ITQ7K
Publisher: My Book Therapy
Published: 2016-01-05T08:00:00+00:00

Here’s an idea: Write the dialogue, and then go through it and ramp it up, adding in the subtexting, the meaningful action, and especially the Zingers. Don’t expect to get it right the first time, but keep laying, adding in more Zingers, more conflict until it comes to life. And if you have dialogue that seems to fall flat—dissect it. You may be missing the Sizzle!

And here’s a final caveat: Keep the tone of voice spare, but with impact.

He snarled. He muttered. He snapped. He growled.

But, please not:

He laughed (as a dialogue tag. Okay as a sentence)

He stammered. (You can write the stammering words instead). He smiled. (Again, not a dialogue tag).

But, I’ll let you use he whispered. Maybe. Once.

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