August 21, 2009, Newsletter Issue #170: Dialogue
Tip of the Week
Tip edited by James Gapinski
Write a story in which one character tries to "sell an idea" to another. Focus on the verbal exchange as one character attempts to persuade the other, and on heightening the tension throughout the scene. Begin in medias res, don´t worry about getting us in to the scene.
Other Resources:
Poe War Writer's Resource Center: "12 Exercises for Improving Dialogue," by J. C. Hewitt.
Writer's Write: "Screenwriting Writing Exercises - Dialogue," by Stephen J. Cannell.
Barnes & Noble: Write Great Fiction: Dialogue, by Gloria Kempton; 2004 (book).
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