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9781444171167

Write Great Dialogue

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  • ISBN13:

    9781444171167

  • ISBN10:

    144417116X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-08-31
  • Publisher: Teach Yourself

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Summary

LEARN HOW TO WRITE CONVINCING AND COMPELLING DIALOGUE.

Commissioning editors say good dialogue is one of the first things that make a book stand out from the crowd - and similarly, that clunky direct speech is one of the first things that will send a book straight from the slushpile to the rejections bin.

But while many other aspects of writing are pored over in intense detail, there have been very few books on the art of writing successful dialogue. In this practical guide for aspiring writers of all levels, Irving Weinman, himself a published writer and well-known creative writing tutor, uses case studies to help you explore how to write good dialogue, and gives you a range of fun and challenging exercises that will help you to write great dialogue.

ABOUT THE SERIES
The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

Author Biography

Irving Weinman (Sussex, England) is an American author who has written 6 published books, for publishers including Faucett and John Daniel, and has contributed to the New York Times Book Review. He teaches Creative Writing at the University of Sussex.

Table of Contents

1. An Overview of Dialogue
2. Character in Dialogue I (dialogue in character)
3. Narrative in Dialogue
4. Dialogue in Narrative (non ‘scene’ dialogue)
5. Versions of Dialogue (monologue, thoughts, letters, diaries, voice messages)
6. Dialogue and Indirect Speech
7. Transitions in and out of Dialogue
8. Dialogue Imitations of Reality (crowds, multiple speech, interrupted speech, foreign languages)
9. Character in Dialogue II (using dialogue to learn about your characters: the art of not listening, getting them angry, letting their hair down)
10. The Far Reaches of Dialogue (experimental approaches, shifting dialogue / between characters)
11. Dialogue in Summary (some exercises, some suggested reading)

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