Tag: dialogue

• Time to Start Another Novel

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick It’s time to start another book now that Trails in the Sand is finished. Finding the time to begin the new work is nearly impossible because my days are taken up with promoting the novel, submitting it to different websites, and finding reviewers for the book. I’m not really starting a…

  P. C. Zick

  January 24, 2013

  Ramblings of a Writer, Writing Tips

  authors, characters, dialogue, e-book, fiction, Live from the Road, novel, point of view, reviews, story, Trails in the Sand

• Writing my life

  “Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works” -Virginia Woolf This quote struck me this morning, and hits on something I’ve believed for a long time. As a writer, I’m often asked if a novel is autobiographical. It’s an annoying question…

  P. C. Zick

  July 5, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Writing Ideas

  autobiography, characters, dialogue, fiction, novels, plot, story, Virginia Woolf, writers

• Writing Dialogue that Sings

    By P.C. Zick @PCZick Dialogue in fiction is essential. Good dialogue is crucial. Nothing kills a book for me like poor dialogue. The plot might be intriguing, the characters worth getting to know, and the setting gorgeous, but if the dialogue is stilted and poorly executed, I’m ready to put the book down. I…

  P. C. Zick

  June 20, 2012

  Ramblings of a Writer, Style and Grace, Writing Tips

  characters, dialect, dialogue, fiction, novel, writers, writing