Alas, I have no new chapter of Here Lies a Soldier to post. I am moving the story back in time to the years leading up to The Great War. And if you’ve been paying attention you know how involved in the research I’ve become. Well, the trouble is that the extensive research means I’ve done little actual story writing! So in the meantime, I’ve found a post that I contributed to another blog site many months ago that I don’t think I ever posted here. I hope its helpful to the newer writers out there. Enjoy! – Meg
In this post, I decided to cover a grammar topic that I had to brush up on when I began this writing journey. The stories I write tend to be filled with conversation and there are rules to follow closely and rules you can break with impunity. That’s the interesting thing about…
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rogermoorepoet 
Good dialogue.
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Thanks for the tips.. it will be very useful to me
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Simple but very clear. Meg’s a great lady and a very good writer: so, thank you, Meg, from all of us.
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An interesting post. It does two things : (1) it shows the difference between grammatical writing and easy flowing dialogue; and (2) it gives sound advice on punctuation when using dialogue. Thank you Meg. I am sure many of my followers will find this useful, as I did.
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I did… roger
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Roger, I’m honored! Thank you so much!
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No problem, Meg. There are some nice comments here to go with those on your own website and I added a touch or two to my next story … thanks to you.
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Wonderful! I’m so pleased it was helpful!
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