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title: Dialogue
description: Dialogue is the spoken interaction between characters in a script. This topic teaches how to write natural, subtext-rich conversation that advances the plot, reveals character traits, and maintains distinct voices for different roles without relying on exposition.
category: literature-writing
subcategory: creative-writing
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/dialogue
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# Dialogue

Dialogue is the spoken interaction between characters in a script. This topic teaches how to write natural, subtext-rich conversation that advances the plot, reveals character traits, and maintains distinct voices for different roles without relying on exposition.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 1 Courses • 2 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Bang2Write

Archive of dialogue articles from Bang2Write, the site of script editor and novelist Lucy V Hay, covering exposition, character voice and scene-specific dialogue such as interrogations. Writers learn to spot on-the-nose or cringeworthy lines and make each exchange serve story and character.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://bang2write.com/category/screenwriting-tips/dialogue/

**Tags:** screenwriting, dialogue, character-voice, exposition, script-editing

### 2. scriptmag.com

Script Magazine is an online publication for screenwriters featuring craft-focused articles, interviews with industry professionals, and practical resources like sample scripts and market news to help you write, develop, and pitch your projects.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://scriptmag.com

**Tags:** websites, personal-development, communication

## Courses

### 1. Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting

Master dialogue like Sorkin! Learn his screenwriting secrets for crafting compelling conversations that captivate your audience.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.masterclass.com/classes/aaron-sorkin-teaches-screenwriting

**Tags:** screenwriting, dialogue, aaron-sorkin, intention-and-obstacle, rewriting

## Books

### 1. How to Write Great Dialogue

**Author:** Linda Seger, John Rainey

A craft book by script consultant Linda Seger and writer John Rainey that examines dialogue through film and novel examples; each chapter ends with flawed passages annotated and rewritten, teaching you to diagnose and revise stilted or expository dialogue in your drafts.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615933131?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, screenwriting

### 2. Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen

**Author:** Robert McKee

Story teacher Robert McKee's treatise on dialogue as action, deconstructing scenes from Shakespeare to Breaking Bad to show how characters' speech advances conflict and reveals desire; readers learn to write lines that are credible, subtext-rich and dramatically purposeful across prose, theatre and film.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1455591912?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, screenwriting

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