Romantic Fiction Writing - Qp4
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 54
Questions and Answers
- 1.Dialogue is an extremely important component in any novel.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.It is safe to say, don’t let more than five pages go by without some dialogue.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Dialogue must be very realistic.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Dialogue is very useful for making a story flow.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Nothing is worse than sitting the reader down and saying in effect “Now I had better tell you about this.”
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Sexual tension is shown by the hero and heroine murmuring endearments.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Having decided what dialogue is all about, it is a good idea to practise writing scraps of dialogue.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Mistakes to avoid includes: (Select three)
- A.
Use of said
- B.
Use of names
- C.
Dialogue
- D.
Speak words only
- 9.Factors to remember when writing dialogue includes: (Select four)
- A.
Always give each person who is speaking a combined paragraph.
- B.
Remember, you still indent the first word of every paragraph.
- C.
All spoken words are placed within quotation marks.
- D.
The quotation marks should be only at the start of the speech.
- E.
Don’t be afraid to break into a character’s speech.
- F.
Make your dialogue fit your character
- 10.It is essential to have a glamorous or exotic setting.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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Sample QuestionWith a romance the reader is fairly certain that everything is going to end happily, but it’s what happens along the way that makes, or breaks, the story.
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Sample QuestionA romance should appeal to the senses, and so you should aim to engage all the senses in your writing.
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