tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post5688966636585511591..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: The Penultimate Step In Writing Your NovelMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-69667307176455446942017-05-08T15:59:30.624-07:002017-05-08T15:59:30.624-07:00'I'm partial to "He said nothing"...'I'm partial to "He said nothing" as a single-sentence paragraph, myself.'<br /><br />You're far from the only one with that partiality, of course.<br /><br />Reacher Said Nothing<br />Lee Child and the Making of Make Me<br />http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529959/reacher-said-nothing-by-andy-martin/9781101965450/<br /><br />During dialog, interstitial description of characters and their mannerisms and speech needs to happen -- for rhythmic purposes, to punctuate the dialog, if for no other reason -- and most authors' lack of inspiration on this front usually becomes evident. 'He/she paused' is another wearisome bit of interstitial description during dialog.Mark Pontinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988614518618495319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-29414648583194115192017-05-08T11:17:48.234-07:002017-05-08T11:17:48.234-07:00…half-vast…
I see what you did there.<em>…half-vast…</em><br /><br />I see what you did there.Pat Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017241100280042937noreply@blogger.com