Nuggets for December

Do you struggle with figuring out your theme? This will help.
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/11/storys-theme.html

And once you've figured it out, how should your theme impact your story's ending?
http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2014/11/storys-climax.html

Dialog and authentic speech
http://penultimateword.com/fiction/dialect-in-dialogue-how-to-write-authentic-dialect-and-foreign-accents/
And here's the rest of the series
http://penultimateword.com/fiction/dialogue-in-fiction-part-1-the-essentials/

http://penultimateword.com/editing-blogs/dialogue-in-fiction-part-iii-the-nuts-and-bolts/
http://penultimateword.com/editing-blogs/dialogue-in-fiction-part-iv-nuts-and-bolts-contd/
http://penultimateword.com/editing-blogs/dialogue-in-fiction-part-v-writing-your-characters-thoughts/

Ever thought about having your book translated? It's may not be as straight forward as you thought.
http://www.leelofland.com/wordpress/jeannette-bauroth-dont-drink-and-derive-in-mayberry/

Someone recently started me on a trail that lead to this website about writing superheroes. I don't plan to write any superheroes, but I've also learned to never say never, and who knows? Maybe you have a superhero dying to get out.
http://www.superheronation.com/