Description
Only relevant details.
What should you describe?
The act of talking to oneself.
What is monologue?
We put these around the part that is spoken
What are quotation marks
The part of the story that gives background information that the reader needs to understand the story.
What is exposition?
When the character would notice it in the story.
When should you describe things?
A summary or paraphrasing of the character's thoughts.
What is indirect interior monologue?
The quote and the speaker tag
What are the two parts of dialogue?
At the beginning, and all over the story.
Where should you put exposition?
Details about smell, touch, sight, sound and taste.
What are sensory details?
The exact words thought by the character.
What is direct interior monologue?
It goes inside the quotation marks along with the quote.
Where does the punctuation go?
Only give the necessary information, and keep the story moving.
What are the two rules of exposition?
She was feeling like an old wet rag.
What is a simile?
Authors sometimes use this typeface to signify direct interior monologue.
What is italics?
It changes to a comma inside the quotation when a speaker tag is added.
What is a period?
Common advice to writers who want to make their description come alive.
What is show and tell?
Authors sometimes use this to clarify that the reader is seeing interior monologue.
What is a speaker tag?
Vary speaker tags, paraphrase and create pauses.
What are the ways to make dialogue interesting?