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Balancing Humor with Good Storytelling
Author Chrome Oxide enjoys integrating a lot of different types of humor into his science fiction and fantasy stories. He adds humor to his character names, organizations...
Chrome Oxide
Integrating Humor into Writing and Dialogue While Maintaining Authenticity
Laurie Finkelstein, an author, speaker, and artist, says her books’ humor comes from a place of pain, like a lot of humor does. As someone who has dealt with anxiety...
Laurie Finkelstein
More than Just Talk: Painting a Scene with Dialogue and Narration
People don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say. That’s true in real life and in fiction. Dialogue is not only about what is being said, but also about...
Helga Schier
Bringing a Teenage Voice and Experiences to a YA Novel
Author and film post-production supervisor Sheryl Benko says the summer before turning sixteen is a vivid time in her memory, partly because of the freedom associated...
Sheryl Benko
Finding Your Teenage Voice for Young Adult Novels
Writing for a teenage audience can be challenging. Readers of young adult fiction tend to fall into the age range of 13 to 17, and they expect certain story elements...
Christina Hoag
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