Writing a novel.

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Hello! (:
First, I’d like to say thank you to the creator of this community! Creating this community was an excellent idea, because I think
writers can communicate with other writers and definitely learn new things to improve their writing skills. Kudos, my friend.

Okay, now to introduce myself.
My name is Darshee, fifteen, from Malaysia. I'm currently half-way through finishing a fantasy-genre novel. However, I myself have noticed that I have problems with grammar and similar ballparks. In where I'm living, they don't teach us stuff like this, so I rely on dictionaries and reading. Therefore, please excuse my wrong usage of language. I'm still learning! Hahaha.

What I really want to know, right now, is the main and most important rules on writing a novel.

For example:

"Thank you." He said?
"Thank you," he said with a smile?

I'm confused, and was hoping someone could explain the whole concept to me.
Thank you so much!

Darshee.

Comments

[davien.livejournal.com]

"Where are you going?" He raised an eyebrow at her and opened the car door.

"Where are you going," he asked?

He asked, "Where are you going?"

But, in general, don't get carried away with modifiers. You don't need to say "he asked" if it's a question, and it's obvious who is speaking. You only want to put these in when it might not be obvious which character is speaking.

Susan and Mark shared an amused glance about the topic of Frank's new diet.

"I can't wait to see how quickly he can get to his target weight this time. It's amazing when people have so much control," Susan said.

Mark wiped the kitchen counter. "Guys often have a faster time losing weight. I think. I read something about women's metabolisms going into 'preserve energy' mode."

"Probably. I think it's got as much to do with control and getting to the gym. Oh, and there are fewer guys with a weakness for chocolate cake than there are women."

"Everyone likes chocolate cake."

"Not everyone."

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Thank you, this helped a lot.

You all are really nice. <3