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How to Write Great Dialog - Softcover

Callan, James R.

 
9780964685093: How to Write Great Dialog
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0964685094 ISBN 13: 9780964685093
Publisher: Pennant Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

How to Write Great Dialog is a how-to book for writers of fiction. It explains why novel dialog is different from natural dialog. It tells what dialog must do and what dialog can do. More than 85 examples are used to show how to capture the power of dialog. Forty exercises, designed to reinforce the key points in the book, encourage the reader to produce strong, engaging dialog.The power of internalization is explained, with cautions on its use. The often tricky problem of attribution is demystified and many examples show how to avoid problems. The concept of a dialog signature is explained and illustrated with examples. The need to consider the audience as well as the speaker is explained and illustrated with examples. Finally, the rules of format and punctuation are clearly defined and simplified through examples.

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Publisher
Pennant Publishing
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0964685094
ISBN 13 
9780964685093
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
90