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Photo by Carol Rosegg. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Having Trouble Writing Dialogue? This Should Help! Dialogue means words that characters say aloud to one another. Gestures, and not communicating to a question, can also be dialogue. Great conversation between characters can make or break your story. Here is a list of ten dialogue actions that will determine if your dialogue is any good. If your character's dialogue do not match up to at least seven of these actions then your conversations need editing. The dialogue you write should: ·                  move the story forward. ·                  move the story with ease of rhythm. ·                  pull together the series of interrelated events that make up the story. · ...

10 Literary Intentions  In Striving for Literary Excellence I Will: Begin every story with a conflict. I will do this no matter how great the temptation to begin with back story, or some other form of introduction. Create three-dimensional characters. In doing so, I know I must construct a detailed outline of my character's physical characteristics, as well as their behavioral psychology. I will use this outline as a guide whenever my characters appear in the story. Create a detailed description of the setting of each scene. I must remember the reader can't look inside my head to garner the details of a room, which I. in my mind's eye, can clearly see. I mustn’t forget the reader does not know what side of the bed my protagonist sleeps on; the type of glass he/she likes to drink from; the color of their  shoes; the way she looks at him through the strands of hair that drape over her eyes when she’s angry. Maintain a single point of view in each scene. I will remember...

BIG NEWS! I'm happy to announce I'm offering three new writing programs that I'm certain you'll not only enjoy, but will BOOST your writing level as well. Here they are! ONE-ON-ONE WRITER COACHING PROGRAM : It's been proven you'll learn more, learn faster, and learn to write better with a personal writing coach. My One-On-One Writer Coaching Program will help you make the leap past the rejection pile and onto the publisher's pages. WRITE AND BE PUBLISHED PROGRAM : This program is for both the beginning writer and for those who have been writing for some time without much luck in getting published. My 8-week on-line course will provide you with the basic writing knowledge you'll need as the foundation for your writer's journey toward successful publishing. We'll look at the work of famous authors and learn about the writing elements they used to created their literary masterpieces. You'll then incorporate these same writ...

Harold Jenkins Tonight’s a big night for Harold Jenkins, fictitious leading character in Gerard Bianco’s play DISCIPLINE. Tonight, Mad Horse Theatre Co. is presenting DISCIPLINE to the world in a staged reading of the play. I had the pleasure of interviewing Harold just hours before the reading. Here’s what he had to say. Gerard : Hi Harold, welcome to my blog. First, I want to thank you for coming to this interview only hours before the reading. Harold : You're very welcome. It’s good to be here. Actually, it's quite good to be anywhere. Gerard: So, you've got a big night coming up. Are you nervous? Harold: Sure, who wouldn’t be? But I’m with a terrific cast and a great director. The audience will be happy and well entertained. Gerard: It snowed last night into this morning, do you think that’s going to affect attendance? Harold:  It snowed, I know. Can you believe it? No, I don’t believe it’s going to affect attendance. It’s warming up, the...

JOIN MAD HORSE THEATRE AS WE CELEBRATE TWO TERRIFIC “BY LOCAL” PLAYWRIGHTS! Mad Horse Theatre is proud to usher in Spring with the latest installment of its popular BY LOCAL new play series. The series has established itself as a standard for bringing exciting, original scripts by Maine writers to theater audiences in the Greater Portland area. DISCIPLINE by Gerard Bianco, April 9 and 11th FROM AWAY by MK Wolfe, April 10th and 12th Admission is Pay-What-You-Can (suggested donation $10.00). Tickets are available only at the door. 7:30 Thursday-Saturday and 2:00 on Sunday.  Tickets are available at the door. Visit  www.madhorse.com  or check out the Mad Horse Facebook page for more information. DISCIPLINE , directed by Daniel Burson, is an award-winning romantic comedy that has us spending two evenings in the apartment of Harold Jenkins, a man many would consider a nobody. Helpless against the powers that control his every hour, Harold rebels in the onl...

I'm giving away an autographed copy of my new book A Sharp Bend in the Road: 17 Intriguing Stories,  on Goodreads,   to three lucky winners. Good luck! Hope you win! Goodreads Book Giveaway A Sharp Bend in the Road by Gerard Bianco Giveaway ends March 23, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

Mad Horse Theater Company, a professional resident theater ensemble serving Greater Portland, Maine, will present a full-cast reading of my play DISCIPLINE over the weekend April 9-12. This special event is part of Mad Horse Theater’s By Local Series. “There’s a tremendous amount of play-writing talent in the Greater Portland area,” says Brent Askari, Mad Horse company member and By Local co-organizer. “And with By Local, Mad Horse is demonstrating a deep and substantial intention to help foster, nurture, and promote that talent.” DISCIPLINE is  an award-winning romantic comedy that has us spending two evenings in the apartment of Harold Jenkins, a man many would consider a nobody. Helpless against the powers that control his every hour, Harold rebels in the only way he knows how - sexual hyperactivity. Lilly, Harold's less-than-generous lady love, keeps Harold's sexual advances on a short leash, leaving the poor guy frustrated and essentially isolated. But new possi...