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What You Choose in Writing: Easy or Tricky Way?

Some say, writing is easy, some say is not. Basically, writing is get the ideas or feelings into written. If that is the definition, I’m sure everyone can write. But, writing can be more complex than that. The second definition of writing, let’s say, is the activity which involve feeling and thinking at once, the …

How to Write for Teenagers

The teenager is a broad market pie. It’s worth to fight for. But they are tough audience. To write a story for teenagers, you have to be an expert not only in writing, but also in teen culture. This is how to do: It’s not a compulsory, but it would be good if your main …

6 Things Before You Write a Fiction

Before writing Because of its nature, pretty lot of people say that writing a fiction is piece of cake. Go ahead, daydream, write it down, and you’ll get a masterpiece! Gosh, I wish it could be that easy. The fact is, writing a fiction is often harder than a non fiction. It’s a left and right brain’s job at once. What makes it harder? You have to:

Through Whose Eyes This Story is Told

Do you prefer to speak your story with I style (“Today I blah-blah-blah ….”) or he style (“Yesterday A went to his college. He blah-blah-blah ….”)? Maybe you determined it by instinct. But actually, the reason behind is simple. First Person Point of View or POV (I). Pick this POV if you want the reader …

Brand Names in Fiction, Is It Okay?

Is it all right to we write the trademarks or brand names in our purely art, work of fiction? Won’t the reader think that it is suspiciously a kind of promotion? Because what I am talking about is the real brand, like Coca Cola, Sanex, Calvin Klein, Oxford, Sony, etc.

Fastest Way to Write a Realistic Dialogue

People makes dialogue

People talks. That is the fact. So, a good fiction should have the dialogue. The problem is, writing realistic dialogues could be hard. Here are some tips, anyway.

Make the main character based on you. So all you have to do is think, “What would I say in this situation?”
Listen to real people conversation. There is nothing wrong with sitting in public places and listening to what and how others say. In public places, every voices belong to public.
Read the dialogue orally. Record, if it is necessary, and play it. If you feel that it is a book who’s talking (instead of people), remake it. Still not sure it is working? Call some friends, and read it out loud in front of them. Listen to their opinion about your dialogue.
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