Since good dialogue is something I tend to appreciate, I thought I’d use this month’s #AuthorToolboxBlogHop to give some thoughts and ideas about writing it.
Regardless of the genre that we choose to write in, there’s a good chance we’ll want to include some sort of action scene or scenes in our work. It may be a one-on-one fight, it might involve two massive armies.
The main thing that’s been on my mind lately has been ways of getting myself more organised about my writing in the hopes that I’ll start making progress sometime soon.
One thing that I think is important for growth as an artist is to keep challenging yourself. One obvious example of this is NaNoWriMo, to help you push your productivity. Another is to become part of a writer’s group, to share your work and accept critiques.
One of the things I consistently hear online is how supportive the writing community can be for many of us struggling through a first draft (or second or fifteenth, whichever). If, like me, you have found this to be the case then maybe you’re looking for ways to give back. Here are a few suggestions:
