- Build to power. Always end your sentences with the strongest/most powerful word.
- Change the order of words in sentences/move sentences around. Save “what happens” for last.
- Make material visually attractive. Hard nowadays to distract people from their busy lives.
- Paragraphing accentuates dynamic/pivotal points. Put sentences in their own paragraphs to demonstrate their importance.
- Use punctuation “tricks” to add drama.
- Don’t be afraid of sentence fragments or one-word sentences.
- Ellipses imply the character’s thoughts are trailing off. A surprise sentence ending.
- Don’t be afraid of short and/or long sentences.
- Use prepositions to add more sentence variety.
- Make dialogue unusual/brilliant
- The best writing is fast writing—spontaneity creates a better story/flows better
- Take out dialogue introductions, use “shortcuts.”
- Most of us are pretty dull most of the time; make the character more interesting than you. We don’t want boring conversation, we want the best of what we say.
- Use action tags for dialogue—carefully and sparingly
- Can characterize people through the words/actions of other characters
- Pause for reaction time.
- Make your dramatic scenes long (and longer). Inject heart-stopping events
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