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17.35: Nuances of Dialog

Writing Excuses

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What Does Slang Look Like in Middle Grade Books?

Clamba: Slang is a way thai, it's like any spiceif you put too much inn just overin, be overpowering. And soand i think back to my ri in my first book series, he nights of breton court. And i have a lot of slang in that book. Uh, in some ways, that book, because of that, i lock some readers out. Ohbut, so that's one issue that pops up. But another thing, another issue is, now i've dated that book,. Because because of the slang choices i made, that book is locked in time. O, so again, there's ue sor the considerations,

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