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Author Shanna Swendson shares an article on the craft of writing every other week. Learn about characterization, story structure, idea generation and more.

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Learning to Write Dialogue I had a reader question about writing dialogue that flows without sounding stilted and awkward. I'm not sure I can just tell you how to write dialogue, but I Posted - Wed May 16, 2012 5:07 pm	Shanna Swendson swendson Offline Send Email
Getting Feedback I'm spinning out from a reader-submitted question about finding beta readers and will talk about getting feedback. Writing is a pretty solitary endeavor Posted - Wed May 2, 2012 5:38 pm	Shanna Swendson swendson Offline Send Email
Want vs. Need In previous writing posts, I've been talking about wishes and goals. A character who has a wish or a dream at the start of the story is more engaging to Posted - Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:45 pm	Shanna Swendson swendson Offline Send Email
From Wish to Goal Last time, I talked about how a character with a dream or a wish seems to hook readers into a story. In Hero's Journey terms, that would come in the "Ordinary Posted - Wed Apr 4, 2012 4:29 pm	Shanna Swendson swendson Offline Send Email
Wishing Upon a Dream I've posted a lot about The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler, which is one of my favorite writing books and the one that finally helped me learn to plot. Posted - Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:02 pm	Shanna Swendson swendson Offline Send Email
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