tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post5503899203411249859..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: writers cheat sheetlesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-32550126524051019572012-10-04T15:45:40.893-07:002012-10-04T15:45:40.893-07:00It was really great to see such great blogs.
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# of dialog...# It's better to use beats instead<br /># of dialogue tags, e.g. "You rock." # Joe picked up his pick. (Beats are<br /># small physical actions.)<br /><br />Oh. My. God. This is where 'the twitches' is coming from!<br /><br />When critting other writers I often see a strange phenomenon in which characters will appear to be massively overcaffinated. They will be unable to stand still during conversations, every single line of dialogue will terminate in some physical action or 'twitch', meddling with clothes or playing with hair or of shifting weight from foot to foot, or something.<br /><br />Are we to understand you're to blame for this?!<br /><br />ColumColumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780753778872137937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-4187905357469764662012-01-23T12:31:22.856-07:002012-01-23T12:31:22.856-07:00Of course, the beauty of knowing the rules is know...Of course, the beauty of knowing the rules is knowing when to disobey them. :)<br />I must admit I do use adverbs once in a while. <br /><br />One of the electricspec editors, however, always deletes adverbs! :)lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-43221195874647365422012-01-22T19:17:53.161-07:002012-01-22T19:17:53.161-07:00Agreed with Martin that adverbs, used sparingly, c...Agreed with Martin that adverbs, used sparingly, can add a bit of spice to the story and give it an extra "oomph" when called for.Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729694709141500238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-73143227520341443402012-01-19T14:55:32.091-07:002012-01-19T14:55:32.091-07:00Not sure about the 'adverbs' rule. If use...Not sure about the 'adverbs' rule. If used sparingly, they can be effective.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.com