Dale Emery

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I write non-fiction about leadership, software development, testing, and resistance to change.

I also write fiction (primarily the beginnings and middles of yet-to-be-finished novels) in a variety of speculative genres.

I also write about writing.

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Mar 22	answered	Guideline on turning points in a novel?
Mar 22	answered	Why is “It was a dark and stormy night..” not a good opening?
Mar 22	awarded	Nice Answer
Mar 19	awarded	Enthusiast
Mar 17	answered	Meretricious - A bit too fancy?
Mar 16	answered	Is it a good idea to write a summary of a plot before writing the full version?
Mar 15	answered	Which version of these three lines is more likely to attract the interest of the reader ? (character's viewpoint vs omnicient narrator)
Mar 14	answered	How to improve this introductory paragraph (to fit writting standards and grab the reader's attention)?
Mar 11	comment	How should dialog be formatted? If my answer doesn't seem to fit the question, it's because it was moved here from another question.
Mar 10	revised	Hardware-based Word Processor added 152 characters in body; added 11 characters in body
Mar 10	answered	Hardware-based Word Processor
Mar 10	answered	How should dialog be formatted?
Mar 4	answered	How to describe the point-of-view character without using mirrors
Mar 3	comment	Signs of Bad Character Development I like to use actors for this. Imaging Steve Buscemi as your character. Or Paul Newman. Or Jake Gyllenhaal. Or Maggie Gyllenhaal. Each choice gives you a very different character.
Mar 3	revised	Getting emotional while writing, good or bad? added 3 characters in body
Mar 3	answered	Getting emotional while writing, good or bad?
Mar 2	answered	How can one effectively organize scenes and snippets?
Mar 2	comment	Finding the 'voice' of a character Eric Meisel has a terrific book called What Would Your Character Do? It describes 30 scenarios like this, with questions to help you explore the character in each situation.
Mar 2	answered	What's a good program for tracking submissions?
Mar 2	answered	Finding the 'voice' of a character