Columns by tallblondie, by newest first

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  • Dialogue - More than just speech. by Lee Masterson, Bonnie Way, from tallblondie
    A compilation of two very useful articles detailing how dialogue can be used to show setting, characters and propel a story's plot.
  • Feghoots - The Story Pun by tallblondie
    Introduces a dying story form known as the Feghoot. This column describes the origin on the Feghoot, some examples, plus an easy outline of how one goes about writing this curious story form.
  • Notes on Writing Weird Fiction: H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft, from tallblondie
    A direct quote of notes written by the master of the weird fiction genre, H.P. Lovecraft.
  • Sentence Structure: Some Fatal Flaws by tallblondie
    What are sentence run-ons? What are fragments? And what the heck is a dangling participle? This article will provide practical ways to identify and rectify these common flaws.
  • Plain English - Part 1a - Reasoning by with quotes from The Penguin Guide to Plain English, from tallblondie
    Explaining all the things you need to know about words and their usages - with quotes from The Penguin Guide to Plain English (a very helpful book).
    First of a series on the english language.
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