How to Amp Up Dialogue with Emotional Beats

Dialogue benefits from variety. A good way to maintain your reader’s interest is to insert a variety of beats into your dialogue. Beats are descriptions of physical action — minor or major — that fall between lines of speech. Try the following techniques to...

Setting The Scene

Coming up with interesting settings, and using them effectively can be a difficult step for many fiction writers. Below you’ll find some creative exercises to help you make the most of setting in your fiction. Start a “Setting” Journal Begin looking...