Being funny is hard, and it’s particularly hard in writing. Perhaps it’s because humor depends on shared context, or perhaps it’s because it trumps any other element of a story – how can you crack a joke without lessening the reader’s involvement in a story’s romance, horror or mystery? For many authors, the answer is
Sometimes a story needs a genius. An expert, unparalleled in their field, with a theory that just might be right. And yet smart characters are a huge risk for any writer. Get them right and the reader will be as impressed with the writer as they are with the character, but get it wrong and
It’s really, really easy to write dialogue. One person says something, the other person replies, and with an end goal in mind you gently steer them in the right direction. The problem is that it’s really, really hard to write dialogue that other people want to read. In real life, people can take their time
Some of the most famous characters in literature are written with a distinct mode of speech that ties them to a social class, ethnic group or even a specific region. Writing accents and dialects into your dialogue can give characters an authentic personality and presence. It can also render them incoherent. Communicating an authentic voice
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