FROM MARGARET ATWOOD Ten Editing Tips, for Your Fiction Mss.
A Sample:
2. Charles Dickens said, “Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em cry, make ‘em wait.” He put “wait” at the end because it was crucial. (In any series of three, the third is the most important.) In terms I’ve picked up by playing with the boys: Drop the hankie early, but make ‘em wait for the opening of the kimono. Are you telling too much too soon? (Suspense: a good thing, if not done too obviously. Who is this guy? What happens next? Don’t signal too much, too far ahead.)
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About Dale
I owe my life to Hitler, though I never met the man. My father was paid to stop Hitler, so there is no conflict of interest. I was given a thunk on the back o' the head by God when I was fifteen, and within a week began to write. I haven't stopped. My first...
Connections
That's great, Dale...
The thing is, I've heard that Charles Dickens quote attributed to Irna Phillips, who created the soap opera genre. Charles and Irna, together at last!
Jennifer Gibbons, Red Room
Well, Dickens wrote for the
Well, Dickens wrote for the 'soap opera' of his day - serialized newspaper readership.
Thank You
Thank You...I often let my thoughts get away with me and out on the paper before they are honed.