The Little Things Novice Writers Miss: How Education Impacts Speech
Here at Write Plan we've spent the last few months exposing rookie writing mistakes and showing you how to develop the world beyond your story, build animals into your world, and develop your side characters' motivations. Two weeks ago we explored how to establish character through body language. Now we're going to tackle another aspect of communication: how education impacts speech and even thought patterns. In most developed nations, this difference is often so subtle that
The Little Things Novice Writers Miss: Body Language
We've spent the past several months exploring the ways novice writers mark themselves as amateurs. We've talked about how to develop the world beyond your story, build animals into your world, develop your side characters' motivations, and catch filter words in your writing. The widespread belief that 93% of communication is nonverbal is false, but body language is still essential in—and even outside of—every conversation. As we discussed in last month's article about the fu