How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
by James Scott Bell · James Scott Bell
Short practical guide drawn from Bell's fiction-writing seminars on the tasks dialogue must perform, building conflict and tension in exchanges, training an ear for speech, and diagnosing the most common dialogue problems, illustrated with examples from novels and screenplays.
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