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How to fix on-the-nose dialogue
A weaker writer cuts those, because nothing happens in them. They are the load-bearing lines of the story.
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CMwww.chaptermuse.com › Guide › Dialogue and subtext
A weaker writer cuts those, because nothing happens in them. They are the load-bearing lines of the story.
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10-minute story openings and endings exercise. Start a story with someone trying to complete a small job before a visitor arrives.
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10-minute descriptive writing exercise. Describe a messy desk without using messy or untidy.
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10-minute plot development exercise. Write a one-sentence decision that divides your story into a before and an after.
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10-minute revision exercise. Find a moment explained in both action and commentary.
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10-minute tension and suspense exercise. Write a character considering an attractive offer while the person making it begins to withdraw it.
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10-minute tension and suspense exercise. Introduce a mysterious everyday object.
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10-minute worldbuilding exercise. Show someone making a short journey while carrying something awkward.
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10-minute story openings and endings exercise. Write the last line of a conversation as an answer that changes how we hear an earlier remark.
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10-minute descriptive writing exercise. Describe a room full of people trying to remain silent.