How to Write Good Dialogue, Wallabies, and the Three-Beat Rule
carriejonesbooks Dogs are Smarter Than People, Writing Exercise, Cool Submission Opportunity So, we’re been talking about dialogue in novels lately and tips about it and the purpose of it. To find…
How to Write Good Dialogue, Wallabies, and the Three-Beat Rule
Don’t hiss “I Love You.” Dialogue tag help and also throwing tacos isn’t cool
A few years ago, we posted this episode about dialogue, and honestly? We’re . . . um. . . burnt out because of the election and people. So, since we’re…
Do You Need a Beta Reader? Also, Georgia Police Say Don’t Copulate Outside McDonalds.
So, in the world of writing, everyone talks about needing a beta reader and a critique partner. Everyone that is, except Carrie, who has trust issues and survives as a…
Why Fractured Families Drive Bestseller Success and He Sniffs Shoes!
We’ve started a series of paid and free posts and podcast episodes about writing bestsellers. Our first post about this is here. To see them all just look up “hit…
Some features of the top selling novels
Dogs are Smarter Than People There’s an old NPR article about writing bestsellers that quotes critic Ruth Franklin’s overview of American best-sellers as saying “No possible generalization can be made…