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By: Buchkritik: Zombie Zone Germany: Der Beginn | Horror-Blog

Buchkritik: Zombie Zone Germany: Der Beginn | Horror-Blog — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 22:33:01 +0000

[…] Obwohl mir die meisten Geschichten in „Zombie Zone Germany: Der Beginn” gefallen haben, gab es doch einige, die ich nur mit Überwindung zu Ende lesen konnte. Bei einzelnen Geschichten mag das Geschmackssache sein: So gibt es sicherlich Leute, die sich darüber freuen, wenn das Feeling trashiger Zombiefilme seine literarische Entsprechung findet. Wenn Jugendliche aber miterleben, wie Verwandte, Freunde oder Bekannte zerrissen werden oder sich in Zombies verwandeln, und dann Augenblicke später bereits heiter darüber debattieren, mit wem sie gern ein sexuelles Abenteuer hätten, dann entlockt das mir nur noch ein genervtes Augenrollen. Insbesondere dann, wenn die Dialoge gleichzeitig stark nach „So stellen sich Erwachsene Jugendsprache vor” klingen. Und es gibt in einigen Geschichten manchen Dialog, in dem sich Protagonisten ausgiebig Dinge erzählen, die sie schon längst voneinander wissen müssten (was eine eher unelegante Art ist, dem Leser Infos zukommen zu lassen. In englischen Sprachraum nennt man diese Neigung von Autoren, ihre Figuren dauernd altbekannte Dinge wie Familienhintergründe, das eigene Alter usw. erzählen zu lassen, auch „As you know, Bob”-Syndrom). […]

By: Inner Demons: Soap Opera Drama vs. Story Drama - Kristen Lamb

Inner Demons: Soap Opera Drama vs. Story Drama - Kristen Lamb — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 03:44:03 +0000

[…] is why there’s a lot of ‘As you know, Bob’ dialogue. The repetition is there to help anyone who’s missed some episodes to get back on track with […]

By: In the Company of Writers: A Guide to Writing Realistic Dialogue. | Darke Conteur

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 07:20:23 +0000

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By: 5 Important Ways Storytelling Is Different in Books vs. Movies - Helping Writers Become Authors

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:05:15 +0000

[…] Even movies have to “tell” sometimes. The trick for screenwriters, as well as novelists, is figuring out ways to sneak necessary explanations–or “exposition”–into the story without being obvious about it. Often, in a movie, dialogue must bear the weight of this burden. Unfortunately, this often results in characters telling each other things they already know–the dreaded “as you know, Bob” trope. […]

By: A Hodgepodge of Useful Bits & Pieces - December 2013 • KD Did It Edits

A Hodgepodge of Useful Bits & Pieces - December 2013 • KD Did It Edits — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:01:50 +0000

[…] Kennedy has a guest post at Kristen Lamb‘s blog on “Do You Have ‘As You Know, Bob…’ Syndrome?—How Writers Can Butcher Dialogue &…” is an obvious tip, and I almost didn’t include it in the Hodgepodge, but as soon as […]

By: Monday Must-Reads [12/9/13]

Monday Must-Reads [12/9/13] — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:22:55 +0000

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By: » The OutRamp Writer’s Wroundup Newsletter #3: December 2 – 8, 2013 - The OutRamp

Mon, 09 Dec 2013 04:48:58 +0000

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By: FREEBOOK FRIDAY: Phantoms in Philadelphia | "DON'T READ BOOKS"

FREEBOOK FRIDAY: Phantoms in Philadelphia | "DON'T READ BOOKS" — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:39:14 +0000

[…] dumped on us through narrative exposition could have come out gently later in dialogue or action. THIS is a great post on how to use dialogue to exposit naturally. My only other beef is with the premise of child spies, but I’m torn about it: Child spies are […]

By: » The OutRamp Guide to Writing: Episode #11 - The OutRamp

» The OutRamp Guide to Writing: Episode #11 - The OutRamp — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 04:45:29 +0000

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By: A Hodgepodge of Useful Bits & Pieces – December 2013 | KD DID IT Takes on Books

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:36:28 +0000