Writing dialect is a dying art. A good rule to remember when creating either dialect or a speech pattern is to choose 6-10 words to convey the way the people speak. Here are six words that I choose to create the backwoods speech before the young people received an education. As always, if you choose the same ones I did, you get a Kindle copy of For Richter or Poorer. You have 15 minutes. Go!

Wasn't—

Woman—

Can't—

Just—

For sure—

If—