July 15, 2009Success Story: Romance Novel author uses SpeakStrong character dialogue
Meryl, your Speak Strong books are helping my writing tremendously! I use the philosophy of them in dialog quite a bit. My villain is a sly fellow who is working to make the hero doubt both the heroine and himself, and he uses Poison Phrases a lot. Right now, the hero is bucking up the heroine with Power Phrase philosophy, but pretty soon, it will be her turn to support him.
I’m also using your philosophy when it comes to the mechanics of writing.
I’ve been working on eliminating passive wording for a while now, but I’ve noticed a lot of “nots” in my writing. Instead of saying what something/someone is, I tend to say what it/they are not. I am working to make my phrasing more positive.
Bet you never thought someone would use your work to strengthen a romance novel, huh?
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