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my writing notebook: straight man

my writing notebook: straight man

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 21, 2012 | craft of writing | 12 comments

Richard Russo Straight Man Vintage paperback 1997 . On Super Dialogue (of which Russo is a master): (“as if” and other ways to give your dialogue more power) “that would be illegal,” Teddy said, but his voice didn’t fall quite right, leaving an implied...
explaining myself to myself

explaining myself to myself

by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 3, 2008 | Columbus GA | 4 comments

What often stands out to me in Richard Russo’s writing is the dialogue. Which makes sense as he is also a screenwriter. Here is a short piece of dialogue from The Bridge of Sighs. “Mom says you’re writing your life story up there.” “Nothing...

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