Jane K. Cleland "Revising Your Own Work" If you write, you know the process takes time. Even though you may feel like you're finished when you've completed your manu script.you've only just begun. Now you have to start revisions. This means "polishing the story, adding complexity to the charac- ters, and burnishing the prose," Jane […]
Jane K. Cleland presents: "Say What? Writing Dialogue That Sings" In-person attendance for members and visitors with advance reservation: Contact: info@calwriterslongbeach.org Jane K. Cleland writes the multiple award-winning and bestselling Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries. Her short stories are published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine (AHMM). Jane also writes about the craft of writing, including the Agatha Award-winning and […]
Say What? Writing Dialogue that Sings! with Jane K. Cleland Get Tickets Dialogue is one of three narrative tools to move the plot along and reveal character (in addition to description and action). Each character must speak with a unique voice—an amalgam of style, tone, intonation, and word choices. (And it must be formatted and […]