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  • Dialogue Tags

    Dialogue Tags

    Sometimes, it’s a struggle to find dialogue tags that flow with the narrative you’re creating. Writers are constantly toeing the line between using ‘said’ constantly and using the most complex dialogue tags they can think of, and it’s hard to find a healthy balance. Ultimately, it’s up to the writer’s preference. There are a few…

  • Organising Dialogue

    Organising Dialogue

    Dialogue is an integral part of any prose piece. It is a way for Writers to relay important information about the characters, the setting and the overarching story without being insanely explanative to readers. However, without a proper layout, dialogue can get clunky very quickly, and that leads to very quick disinterest in readers. Sometimes,…

  • Here and Queer

    Here and Queer

    Written by Lou Turnbull (2022) In. Out. It’ll be fine. It’ll definitely be fine. She would come around and we’ll be okay, right? In. Out. She still loves you. She just needs time to come around. It’s a big thing, and you know change isn’t an easy thing for anyone in this family. In. Out.…

  • Run

    Run

    Written By Lou Turnbull (2022) How he wished to run. How he wished to sprint down the street at a godawful hour in the morning, screaming at the top of his lungs. How he wished to bolt through crowds, barging past people unapologetically, not caring about the profanities screamed at him. How he wished he…

  • The Scar

    The Scar

    Written by Lou Turnbull (2022) “Dear Diary, Y’know, I always thought more people would pay attention to my scar. It wasn’t like it was hidden from anyone, the misshapen healed flesh scoring a permanent line from my brow to my jaw. When the scar first healed over, my parents warned me that people in the…

  • Never Shall We Die

    Never Shall We Die

    Written By Lou Turnbull (2022) Their footsteps were limp, almost waterlogged with despair. Heavy footfalls echoed across the town square, the sound bouncing off the worn dirt roads and the rickety wooden buildings like a gruesome final boarding call. “For the act of Conspiracy against the Crown, Piracy, or Aiding and Abetting a Pirate, you…