Write To Be Heard: Write Like You Talk: Help With Voice, Character, Dialogue. and more!

Learning one skill will improve everything you write. Ready? Here it is:

Write like you talk

That’s it? Yes, that’s it. But it’s not as easy as it sounds. It’s a skill and like any skill, it can be learned and with some practice, you can master it. What’s in it for me, you ask? First, writing will be easier, less of a chore. Instead of fighting the page, you will sound like you. You might even find you really like to write. Who knows. You might have a story inside you that other people really need to read.

Tips on:
Voice
Character
Plot
Structure
Dialog
Conflict
Sensory Elements
Setting
Beginnings
Endings

     In addition to being a loving father and husband, Aaron D. Gansky is a novelist, teacher, and editor of The Citron Review, an online literary journal. In 2009, he earned his M.F.A in Fiction at the prestigious Antioch University of Los Angeles, one of the top five low-residency writing schools in the nation.He is the author of the novel The Bargain (2013, Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas) as well as Firsts in Fiction: First Lines. Currently, he is writing a YA Fantasy series called the Hand of Adonai.
     Diane Sherlock is the author of four novels and recently finished a trauma memoir, Minor Atrocities. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, The Citron Review, scissors and spackle, Mo+th (Bombshelter), Present Tense, and Bird in the Hand: Risk & Flight (Outrider). She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles. She's been a nominee for the Pushcart Prize and a finalist for the Artsmith Literary Prize. Her flash fiction piece, The Green Bench, has been used in workshops, including the Wesleyan Writers Conference, as well as being made into an award-winning short film. She's worked as a screenwriter for several production companies, served as producer, production manager, and is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Born in La Jolla, California, she currently lives in the greater Chicago area.