Monthly Archives: June 2011
Flirting and Writing Good Dialogue
I love exposition: flowing sentences, tight action, enveloping description. Prose is great. But for the past couple of weeks, I’ve been wondering what makes dialogue tick. Well-written dialogue is not conversation. Have you ever listened to the way people speak? … Continue reading
Apologies for the Delay
I’m sorry today’s post is going to be delayed ’til tomorrow. I’m currently travelling by train from Warsaw to Prague and my laptop is being singularly uncooperative. This apology may or may not get posted depending on my phone’s ability … Continue reading
Some Assembly Required: Building Pacing and Emotional Flow with Legos
The other week, I pulled a sentence at random out of John Crowley’s classic Little, Big. I used it to illustrate a point about narrative voice, but a couple of days later I had an epiphany: the same sentence can … Continue reading
REVIEW: Cowboy Angels by Paul McAuley
Title: Cowboy Angels Author: Paul McAuley Pub Date: January 11th, 2011 Chris’ Rating (5 possible): An Attempt at Categorization If You Like… / You Might Like… A Secret History: The Book Of Ash, #1 Darwinia: A Novel of a Very … Continue reading
