by bria3602 | Aug 2, 2012 | Blog
Placing a tag before the line of dialogue is not as common as the first method, but in some ways it conforms more to the traditional syntax of American English. Using the style I discussed last time—putting the tag after the dialogue—actually creates an inversion of...
by bria3602 | Jun 27, 2012 | Blog
My upcoming book, The Language of Fiction, deals with a variety of grammatical and stylistic issues that fiction writers of all levels of experience have to confront. The problem is, grammar and style are such enormous subjects that it’s impossible to cover most—or...
by bria3602 | May 12, 2012 | Blog
My next book, The Language of Fiction, will be published in Fall 2012. The book begins with the premise that fiction writers use language differently from writers in other genres, and that anyone wanting to write good fiction should think about language in specific,...
