Dialect

What It Was, Was Gunsmoke

Well, an episode of Gunsmoke. That’s exactly what it sounded like. And funny thing was, I was watchin’ a Gunsmoke marathon. It was prob’ly the sixth show, maybe the seventh. Just as ol’ Matt took his place in the street and kind’a settled in, a gun went off. I thought it was on the screen at first. You know, ‘cause the other guy in the showdown, the one that’s not in the shot, he always shoots … Read more

Creating Characters: Resources

Hi Folks, Note: This post was originally scheduled for 5/12/2013. It didn’t post to MailChimp, so I’m posting it again now. I’ve revised the original post so it’s up to date. Odd… I think I’ve never written a post on Creating Realistic Characters. I taught a seminar on the subject [in May 2013] in Bisbee, and I taught the same seminar in Tucson in February. Attendance was low on that one—meaning the market’s saturated—so I probably … Read more