March 2012
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February 2012
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Maybe the terror is part of the necessary... →
stranger comfort
for a moment, i thought it was you.
i recognized the sweep of your ponytail escaping a bundled scarf. i watched your gait crossing Seventh Avenue just after 10 and walked downwind of your cologne and cigarette stench. i saw your bright pink Dora backpack charging up the Packer steps. i heard your voice ask ‘do we need eggs?’ from the next aisle and your laugh echo across the benches...
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Watchstyle is the answer to everything.
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if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it →
The creator of Raylan Givens, author Elmore Leonard, listed his rules to ‘show, not tell’ for the Times in 2001. Well worth a read.
3. Never use a verb other than ”said” to carry dialogue.
The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in. But said is far less intrusive than grumbled, gasped, cautioned, lied. I once noticed Mary...
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Who wants to do this with me? →
