Behind The Books

Almost all writers I have ever spoken to have talked about the dialogue-description imbalances in their story, or the balance they are trying to achieve. If they don't mention it outright, I have seen in their stories the way some individuals will demonstrate that imbalance through their writing. It is a hard exactness to obtain in storytelling. Any writer who has written for a long period of time would probably tell you the same. So, how do you as a writer achieve the balance of dialogue versus description in your books? These are the tips I have come up with as I have researched writing, read writing novels, and watched writing videos for the past few years. 1. When there is action, increase description and shorten dialogue. You are not likely to go on an epic tangent until the battle is over, or before the battle starts. You would be too focused on surviving and riling up your enemy. Describe the scene in more depth and drop the unnecessary lines. 2. When entering a new place, d...

  Story: Unknown Possible Introduction By Mylee Miller    Are you ready ?     Out of all the questions Westward could be asked, she hated this one the most.     Gritting her teeth and drumming a broken pencil against an equally broken desk, she tried to focus on the exam sitting blank and lackluster before her. Mathematics. What could be worse than answering a few equations? Being asked if she was prepared to face the nightmare awaiting her.     Glancing at Mr. Peters, who typed furiously on his keyboard at the front of the dingy classroom, she tapped quietly at the keys of her Nokia 2720.      What did she do this time?     Problem three. Invisible numbers to the third, second, and fourth powers. She scribbled the answers as fast as her unsteady fingers managed their awful scrawl. The numbers came out looking like letters.     Bzzt. Bzzt. Bzzt .     Snickers rang...