Originally posted by Morgana:
In total agreement with KenJ. Work on the plot from beginning to end in order to avoid box canyons and most of all a solution-in-a-box ending. Find a super beta who can assist along the way. Do not post until it is complete. Nothing is more annoying than a great story that's not done.
You will find as the outline takes shape and grows the crisp dialogue will come along as well.
I also suggest studying several writing manuals.
Try it.
I may try it again. I've tried several times before and couldn't create clean, believable dialog.
I was thinking maybe post my "I Didn't Know" death-fic mapped out in the death-fic thread.
It would be looking in - no dialog. Sort of the format it is in now but cleaned up. But it may not be that good to warrant posting as a fic. Plus it's a death-fic and hardly anyone on these boards will read it. We'll see.
