Tag Archives: talking

What Is Nonverbal Communication?

I’m always surprised by the amount of people who forget that non-verbal communication is more potent than verbal.  As authors, we can easily forget this because we work with words and think of their power.  We focus so much on … Continue reading

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Difference Between Personification and Anthropomorphism

Might not be more for me to do beyond showing that image, which shows the key differences.  I’ll just go into a bit more detail. Abstract vs Real Personification is used for abstract traits and even giving human traits to … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Baby Babble

(Guess we know what was going on when I wrote this poem.) Nonsense noises And makeshift words They use to talk to us A patchwork language That only they can know Adorable and frustrating With tantrums on the rise Adding … Continue reading

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Questions 3: Talk about Talking

The original plan was for this to be a post about the different styles of dialogue.  I ran into a problem, which is that I really only know about how I do it.  Feels wrong to talk about the methods … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing Semi-Coherent Dialogue

You would be surprised how often people get confused on writing dialogue.  To be fair, it isn’t easy.  Not everyone uses the same amount or the same structure.  You have a variation of tags and tactics when it comes to … Continue reading

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From the Mouth of the Toddler (Also 2,000th Post!)

This is supposed to be the 2,000th post and I’ll do it with another list of comedy from the toddler.  He’s been on a roll lately.  So, let’s jump into it: “I am a dog!”  (Spent weekend playing with a … Continue reading

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