I like “Sassy Stephen.”

I was way too distracted by the song to notice (🤣) but congrats! Well deserved!

Same! #TWSOchat

A8: The procrastinator in me says "no way," but this sounds like a very valuable exercise to help understand what makes something engaging. Data doesn't lie! Maybe I'll try it...

I definitely scrutinize dialogue! I find dialogue so tricky, but also a great way to reveal character traits. It can reveal their socioeconomic "class," upbringing, how they want to appear to others, etc. #TWSOchat

Amazing, thanks for sharing! #TWSOchat

A4: Always! There's a messy, never-ending note on my iPhone app full of ideas that I get when reading (or watching something) and references to dig up. #TWSOchat

A3: For me, it's definitely how invested I feel in characters. How believable they are. If I notice things like dialogue, it tends to be because it's clunky. But when I "miss" a character, that hits. #TWSOchat

Interesting! I tend to notice how established writers skirt the "rules" of punctuation and focus on pacing and beat instead. #TWSOchat

A2: I read solely for pleasure (outside of class). I find seeking out things I want to read provides a lot of insight. That being said, I've found great insight when reading "Required" reading, so maybe it's a good idea to expand personal reading beyond just personal preference. #TWSOchat

A1. Often times it comes down to "I wish I had written that," but I also find myself looking at sentence structure and punctuation a lot more the deeper I get into writing education. Especially in terms of style vs convention. #TWSOchat