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the value of bad movies

The Value of Watching Bad Movies

March 26, 2020 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  12 Comments

blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

Hunkered down before it was mandated–due to a virus without a fancy, recognizable name–I’ve been watching a lot of free movies online. Some of them were poorly written, directed, or acted, but I kept watching. On purpose. …

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writing zinger dialogue

Five Tips for Writing Zinger Dialogue

January 14, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  21 Comments

by Cynthia Ruchti

What’s “zinger dialogue” in a novel or creative nonfiction?

It’s dialogue that:

5 tips for zinger dialogue

 

reaches its target

communicates effectively

and engages the reader to be

drawn deeper into the story

and more deeply  connected to the characters.

 …

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Dialogue that dances

Dialogue that Dances

September 28, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  28 Comments

Blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

Dancing dialogue does double-duty. It ramps up tension and reveals character.

How can dialogue move from “lying on the couch” to “dancing with the stars”?Dialogue that dances

Do away with most space-fillers.

They don’t accomplish the casual or hesitant …

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