| Description |
251 pages ; 21 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"There are many challenges and pitfalls to writing great dialogue. Many inexperienced writers create wooden dialogue, on-the-nose dialogue, awkward expositional dialogue, dialogue that cannot be easily spoken, or same-sounding dialogue that fails to differentiate characters. In this book, each chapter will look at a different issue, will analyze the issue, and give examples of great dialogue from films and novels. Also, we will use dialogue from adaptations so the book will be helpful to both novelists and screenwriters. Each chapter will end with examples of poor dialogue that will be annotated by Linda and then re-written by John. We will cover the many issues that confront writers when writing any kind of story, whether fiction or non-fiction"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Defining great dialogue -- Revealing the character -- Establishing the unique world -- Stating the intention -- Exploring the conflict -- Communicating the Theme -- Writing subtext beneath the lines -- Using sensory images -- Communicating through dialects and accents -- Shading dialogue with poetry -- Writing dialogue for animals, aliens, and other critters -- Avoiding red flags <br> |
| Subject(S) |
Dialogue.
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Fiction -- Authorship.
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Motion picture authorship.
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Playwriting.
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| Added Name(S) |
Rainey, John Winston, 1944- author.
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| Added Title |
You talking to me? |
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Writing great dialogue |
| ISBN |
9781615933136 (paperback) |
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1615933131 (paperback) |
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