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M.J. Evans
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The Stone of Mercy
Teens
Author Insight
Go Light on Dialect
Unless you love Shakespeare and Tom Sawyer, you'll understand what I mean by the title of this author insight. Sometimes, the use of unusual speech patterns or dialect by a character or characters can get irritating and distracting. I sprinkled in just a little dialect in the voice of the Faun to add variety to the dialogue. but, I chose to just use it with the Fauns. They are not main characters but do appear off an on throughout the four-book series. This adds a little color without driving the reader crazy.
Book Excerpt
The Stone of Mercy
“Missy, you don’t understand. The Cyclops, them be terrible beasts. I fear what they might do to ya,” the Faun cried, now at her side and easily keeping up stride for stride, pumping his arms and swinging his spear forward and back. He grabbed her arm with his free hand in an attempt to stop her.
“Let go of me,” Carling cried without slowing down. The Duende jerked her arm away, revealing red marks from the Faun’s fingers.
The Faun continued to plead with her. “Please, Missy. Please, Missy,” he said. “I don’t want ya to get hurt.”
“Then you shouldn’t have taken my friends,” Carling responded, still running directly toward Higson, Tibbals, Tandum, and the Fauns who were pulling them along.
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