Dialogue Tags and Door Hinges

I was recently part of a (heated) online discussion about dialogue tags. I am going to leave out all names and even the name of the discussion forum, but it boils down to this:Writer A asked Writer B to give feedback on her work. Writer B’s feedback suggested that...

Confessions of a Compulsive Writer

Today, while the Salerni family enjoys their first day at Universal Studios, I bring you an unprecedented guest post from Dread Daughter #1 — a young lady unafraid to confess her writing sins in front of the blogosphere and her parents, apparently confident that...