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From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Holly Lisle and the Case of the Subtle Secret

by Holly Lisle on June 22, 2009

This snippet was pretty solid from the start.  A few small tweaks and one HUGE rule for writers come into play in getting the story into its best possible shape.

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Holly Lisle and the Case of the Ghostly Girls

by Holly Lisle on June 2, 2009

In The Case of the Ghostly Girls, I uncover the four reasons that a well-written scene with realistic dialogue doesn’t live up to the writer’s expectations. Episode Four includes:

  • A Dialogue Relevance Crash
  • A Dialogue Action Crash
  • An Element Connection Crash
  • A Scene-Planning Crash

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