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These videos move beyond just the basics and help you take your story from good to great!

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How to write a tense scene (practical tips for adding tension and suspense to your writing)

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How to write a tense scene (practical tips for adding tension and suspense to your writing)

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Give your reader space to make inferences.  Force your reader to think instead of flat out telling everything that happens.

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Cheesy but quick and to the point

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Realistic conversations can add suspense, reveal important details and keep your story moving along.

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Contact over 400 screenplay agents and over 650 producers and Sell your Script the easy way! http://www.scriptmailer.com This is a nice video that sums up all the major points for writing great dialogue. Good dialogue gives a story color and makes it exciting. Great dialogue can leave us spellbound.

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HOW TO PUNCTUATE DIALOGUE 💬 Writing tips from an editor | Natalia Leigh

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HOW TO PUNCTUATE DIALOGUE 💬 Writing tips from an editor | Natalia Leigh

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How to Write Compelling Dialogue: A Proven Process

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How to Write Compelling Dialogue: A Proven Process

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Commas, periods, quotation marks, semicolons, there’s so much punctuation.  While the rules can get complicated, mastering the basics is pretty simple.

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HOW TO PUNCTUATE DIALOGUE 💬 Writing tips from an editor | Natalia Leigh

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HOW TO PUNCTUATE DIALOGUE 💬 Writing tips from an editor | Natalia Leigh

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Quotation Marks - Language Skills for Kids!

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Next hour, next week, next year, at some point your story will probably make a time jump. Move to the future without confusing or boring your reader.

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How to show the passage of time in your writing (TWO MINUTE TECHNIQUE)

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How to show the passage of time in your writing (TWO MINUTE TECHNIQUE)

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A book is written one sentence at a time.  Understanding how to compose a great sentence will make your writing more interesting.  Hear that, NO MORE BOREDOM !!! Yea!

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Writing Strategies | 6 Ways to Start a Sentence | Sentence Structure | Learn to Write

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Writing Strategies | 6 Ways to Start a Sentence | Sentence Structure | Learn to Write

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All the main points of an argument without writing in paragraphs.

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REMINDER: NEEDS ON LEVEL EXAMPLES BEFORE USING WITH STUDENTS

The introductory sentence of an argument has three important elements.  The hook, the thesis, and the organizing sentence.  In order to use this information, students must already have a draft argument with evidence.

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A quote in an argument needs to be introduced with context that connects to the thesis.  The quote must be followed by the reason why the quote is important for supporting your thesis.

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exposition:  sets up the story by introducing setting, characters and conflict
conflict:  the problem that needs to be solved (internal or external)
rising action:  problems and events that create tension and build suspense
climax:  the "epic showdown"; the most intense or exciting part of the story in which the conflict is resolved
falling action:  the clean up for the explosion of the climax; ties up the loose ends
resolution:  the final outcome of the story; the new normal for the characters involved