Tag Archives: voice
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We Are Writer Nomads
Leave a commentNovember 14, 2019 by bradcharlesbeals
We love our writing spaces, don’t we? And that’s good; the right physical environment is important. But there’s a space …
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Two (more) Uses for the Indirect Quote
Leave a commentMarch 13, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
To speak or not to speak — that is the question. Last week I looked at the indirect quote as …
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Voice and the elusive 2nd person
Leave a commentNovember 8, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
Narrative voice refers to the different forms that point of view can take in story telling. Most fiction, whether classic or …
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To be a better writer, become a better reader
1September 2, 2013 by bradcharlesbeals
To get better at writing, a writer needs to read, and read a lot. But not just anything. And not …
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You are NOT special…you can do better than special
Leave a commentJanuary 31, 2013 by bradcharlesbeals
As I wander the writer/author social-media world, I’m bombarded by messages that I’m wonderful. And I don’t mean personal, direct …
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Don’t Don’t
1December 3, 2011 by bradcharlesbeals
Several posts ago, I dealt with the passive voice, its problems, its uses. One of the reasons that passive-voice construction …
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