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As it happens, I wrote an example last year. Nate Send a noteboard - 25/05/2014 07:13:41 PM

It even uses Brandon Sanderson. I like Brandon Sanderson. I like his stories. You may not care about writing, and that's fair enough, but for people who do it's fairly clear that his style has some weaknesses. I don't condemn him for that. I also don't see why he shouldn't try to continue improving it (as he generally has over time so far, though recently he seems to have settled in a bit more).

Anyway, hit the link below. It goes to a blog entry I made last year, which talks about basic dialogue strategies and uses an exchange from Sanderson's Mistborn as an example of one thing to avoid. The specific example is under the "He Said, She Said" section of this article.

My blog also has several other entries that talk about basic writing and storytelling, with examples, if anyone is interested in browsing through it.

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Friendly challenge to Larry and other literary "snobs" on the board..... - 25/05/2014 06:44:34 PM 1215 Views
As it happens, I wrote an example last year. - 25/05/2014 07:13:41 PM 1197 Views
Nice *NM* - 27/05/2014 02:43:53 AM 519 Views
Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit? - 26/05/2014 04:57:18 AM 1191 Views
Re: Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit? - 26/05/2014 09:10:31 PM 1129 Views
I really should read Irving, I see - 27/05/2014 06:10:50 AM 1046 Views
Re: I really should read Irving, I see - 28/05/2014 03:01:24 AM 1047 Views
Promising opening paragraph, yes, but... - 26/05/2014 10:55:16 PM 953 Views
I think those shifts are part of the character, not something unintentional - 27/05/2014 06:08:44 AM 964 Views
So bad prose is okay if it is intentional? *NM* - 27/05/2014 03:54:34 PM 470 Views
Okay, I do of course miss the perspective of what comes after. - 27/05/2014 06:29:33 PM 864 Views
I proudly claim the title of literary snob, and will provide you with a quick, unscientific example. - 26/05/2014 08:15:04 PM 1063 Views
LOL! - 26/05/2014 10:03:50 PM 1186 Views
Huh. Lana Del Rey quotes Nabokov... I had not made that connection. - 26/05/2014 11:17:47 PM 1174 Views
That quote from Lolita sounds like it is from a romance novel with Fabio on the cover. - 27/05/2014 03:40:37 AM 972 Views
Bah! - 27/05/2014 07:50:15 PM 1020 Views
Alloy of Law was great *NM* - 28/05/2014 08:16:26 PM 491 Views
Hell Yeah! *NM* - 28/05/2014 08:36:40 PM 470 Views
The audiobook was pretty great, as well. *NM* - 29/05/2014 09:19:07 PM 510 Views

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