How to make your characters sound like people: who are they talking to?
How well do you know your fictional characters?
July 23, 2013 By Shaquanda Dalton
Writing a novel is hard. A lot harder than it looks to the outside world of people who never tried to write. There’s plotting, revising, rewriting, rereading, and everything in between. Not to mention making the time to get that first draft done in the first place. One debate about the writing process I find […]
December 31, 2012 By Shaquanda Dalton
This year means a lot to me because it’s the first year I became a published author. It’s also the year I founded Learn As You Write, which has now become a consistent part of my life. This is where I not only give tips and advice about writing but where I am presenting myself […]
June 7, 2012 By Shaquanda Dalton
I know it has been your long time dream to have your book on a shelf at your favorite book store and it has been mine too. Having a book traditionally published has been the way to get your books into book stores. But times have changed and so have the publishing world. What if […]
September 29, 2012 By Shaquanda Dalton
We all want lovable characters that jump off the pages and tell a story no one else can tell. Those are the characters that stand out and those are the characters we writers want to create again and again. Think about Katniss Evergreen from the Hunger Games series. She’s brave, strong-minded and self-determined. Readers relate to her […]