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Using Nested Quotation Marks: Love your Dialogue

Using Nested Quotation Marks: Love your Dialogue

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Nested Quotation Marks – What are they?  This “lesson” originated from my attempt to explain nested quotes or proper punctuation use to one of my clients. This isn’t easy, sometimes. In fact, I confused myself. Until I thought of what quotes do. They hold, or hug, our words. When we speak, the Big Hug, double quotes are used, encasing all of our words, including any nested quotes. However, when repeating quotes from other sources, there is a rule to distinguish…

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Daily Digest: The cream doesn’t always rise to the top (Sage Writing Advice)

Daily Digest: The cream doesn’t always rise to the top (Sage Writing Advice)

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Hello everyone, I have been doing a lot of “soul searching” over the past several months. There have been some ups and a lot of downs, but one thing remained constant. My love of writing. Helping people muddle through their sticky parts or working (slowly) on my own work is a joy that I cannot express. For several months, I allowed the ‘downs’ to distract me. I looked at writing as a chore rather than a part of me. Yes,…

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Writing Prompt: the False Lead
Story Prompt: The False Flag

Story Prompt: The False Flag

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Good Monday everyone. It’s a muggy and foggy morning—perfect for penning thoughts, warming up with tea, and connecting with all of you Today’s prompt from WD struck a chord with me, and I wanted to share why. I’ve been revisiting my Middle Grade book, which, to be frank, has been feeling a bit too predictable. But then I remembered a line from the Goosebumps Movie that RL Stein himself loved (and wished he’d thought of it.) In the film, RL…

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Daily Digest: Meet Cute Romance Chapter Breakdown

Daily Digest: Meet Cute Romance Chapter Breakdown

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In a previous post, The Breakdown of the Chapter, I discussed how to avoid becoming overwhelmed by the enormity of writing an entire novel by approaching it one chapter at a time. Below is one example of using the Breakdown Method for a chapter. Each Chapter utilizes the same elements as the entire book. Not every chapter in your novel will use all the components listed below. However, if you using a Chapter Breakdown mindset, it will make the process…

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