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Issue #3: How to Write Effective Body Language
What’s up, fellow word nerds? We’ve got a hefty one today, but I’m continuing to beat a singular drum: just like spoken dialogue and interiority, the purpose of body language is to show more than just what characters do (or say, or think). The purpose of body language is to show us who characters are. Continue reading
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Issue #2: Thoughts and Feelings (or, Interiority as Dialogue)
“What are they thinking/feeling?”“Consider letting them react, internally or otherwise—this is a big moment.”“Let us into their mind a little. Do they think that plan is a good one?” These are some of the most common notes I leave on the manuscripts I edit. In those scenes, it’s a given that I’ll find dialogue and Continue reading
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Issue #1: Keep it Personal
Look, I’m not gonna waste your one precious life going on about the importance of great dialogue. You already frickin’ know it’s important. What I will tell you is something you may know intuitively, but may not know how to actually do: Really good dialogue is distinct between characters—and it’s distinct because it shows off Continue reading
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2026: The Year of Dialogue
Dialogue! It’s happening! In fact, it’s happening all year long. I promise that’s not a threat. More of an amuse-bouche. Why dialogue? Because it’s one of my favorite things to write, and one of the most complex. With so many moving parts and so many ways to do it well (and poorly), it’s hard to Continue reading
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On creating and creativity in garbage times (and resources, because action fights anxiety)
There’s no way around it: these unprecedented times are hot garbáge. If you’re anything like me, sitting down to write feels useless at best, downright head-in-the-sand at worst. It even feels silly starting a damn newsletter. Why the hell should we create and share and enjoy when [choose an atrocity; there are worse ones every… Continue reading
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Welcome to Interiority
All right—if you’re here, you probably already know Interiority isn’t just another newsletter. Or set of articles. Or whatever. We’re here to delve. We’re here to get granular, to dive into the nuts and bolts of what really makes great fiction shine, one theme at a time. Why? In my 14+ years as a fiction Continue reading
