SleuthSayers: Do's and Don'ts, Wills and Won'ts, Part 2 by John Floyd

SleuthSayers: Do's and Don'ts, Wills and Won'ts, Part 2: Back again. This is the second part of a two-column discussion about the craft of writing and the so-called "rules" writers sho...

SleuthSayers: Do's and Don'ts, Wills and Won'ts, Part 1 by John Floyd

SleuthSayers: Do's and Don'ts, Wills and Won'ts, Part 1: I had planned a different column for today, but some things I've seen over the past two weeks have steered me in another direction. (...

SleuthSayers: Talking About Dialogue III: Dialogue and Plot by Steve Liskow

SleuthSayers: Talking About Dialogue III: Dialogue and Plot: by Steve Liskow Last time, we discussed how dialogue can deepen character, so today we'll look at how it can advance your plot. Obvi...

SleuthSayers: Talking About Dialogue II: Dialogue and Character by Steve Liskow

SleuthSayers: Talking About Dialogue II: Dialogue and Character: by Steve Liskow Last time, we talked about linking dialogue so the characters interact with each other, and that's especially importan...

SleuthSayers: Talking About Dialogue Part 1 by Steve Liskow

SleuthSayers: Talking About Dialogue Part 1: My wife Barbara claims she has acted in about 80 productions, but I'd say it's at least twice that many. Since we met, she has playe...

Victoria Weisfeld: Did They Really Say That?

Victoria Weisfeld: Did They Really Say That?

Last Editor Standing: Multiple Paragraphs in a Single Instance of Dialog...

Last Editor Standing: Multiple Paragraphs in a Single Instance of Dialog...:     I was reading a short story at an online literary magazine,  here , a couple days ago. The author had elected to write the story in pr...