Dialogue - The Ultimate Writers' Guide
Genre: Kindle Edition
Brand: R&R Books Film Music
Author: Robyn Opie Parnell
Price: £0.00
Bestselling author of ninety-four (94) published books and optioned screenplays, Robyn Opie Parnell presents the ultimate fiction writers' guide to creating smart, believable and effective dialogue for short stories, children's and YA books, and modern screenplays.
Many new writers stumble over even the simplest issues when it comes to writing dialogue in their fiction. Getting things wrong can literally halt a budding author's career in its tracks - definitely not something you want to happen to you!
"Dialogue - The Ultimate Writers' Guide" presents a solid and dependable road map for the aspiring independent author as well as a "Dialogue 101" for more established novelists and story-telling word-smiths.
The fact is that dialogue in fiction can never be too real nor too simple. Given that, these days, most bestselling novels contain at least 50% dialogue, you can immediately see how vitally important it is to get the banter and spoken words between your fictional characters exactly right.
The sad truth of the matter is that many other books, written by inexperienced writers, on the subject of dialogue are frankly wrong and present oftentimes incorrect advice. If you take yourself seriously as a fiction author, you need to be well-informed by people in the know before you act on what you read.
Robyn Opie Parnell has been published all over the world for almost two decades. Simply put, she knows her stuff. She's worked with numerous publishers, literary agents and movie producers and is highly respected in the field of fiction writing. She's also mentored hundreds of new writers toward publishing success. One thing is certain: when you read this book and absorb her teaching, you will benefit enormously from her tips, tactics and techniques.
Following on from the runaway success of her "Show Don't Tell - The Ultimate Writers' Guide", Robyn Opie Parnell continues her in-depth look at constructing compelling and commercial fiction. In this brand new examination of the art of writing dialogue, you will discover:
* How to format dialogue in fiction correctly (this is of profound importance for the aspiring writer.)
* The real purpose of fictional dialogue
* How to write dialogue to maximize the reader's sense of escapism
* How to use speech tags and narrative hooks effectively
* How to deal with dialogue and adverbs correctly
* How to use dialogue in regards to Show Don't Tell
* Dialogue in relation to pacing, exposition, info dumping and talking-heads
* How to use dialogue to create more conflict and suspense
* How to create dialogue subtext
* The correct use of internal dialogue
* The rules for good writing
* And much more.
Told with the wit and candor you'd expect of a popular bestselling author, "Dialogue - The Ultimate Writers' Guide" represents an invaluable addition to your writing resources that will undoubtedly help ensure your success as a modern fiction author.
Many new writers stumble over even the simplest issues when it comes to writing dialogue in their fiction. Getting things wrong can literally halt a budding author's career in its tracks - definitely not something you want to happen to you!
"Dialogue - The Ultimate Writers' Guide" presents a solid and dependable road map for the aspiring independent author as well as a "Dialogue 101" for more established novelists and story-telling word-smiths.
The fact is that dialogue in fiction can never be too real nor too simple. Given that, these days, most bestselling novels contain at least 50% dialogue, you can immediately see how vitally important it is to get the banter and spoken words between your fictional characters exactly right.
The sad truth of the matter is that many other books, written by inexperienced writers, on the subject of dialogue are frankly wrong and present oftentimes incorrect advice. If you take yourself seriously as a fiction author, you need to be well-informed by people in the know before you act on what you read.
Robyn Opie Parnell has been published all over the world for almost two decades. Simply put, she knows her stuff. She's worked with numerous publishers, literary agents and movie producers and is highly respected in the field of fiction writing. She's also mentored hundreds of new writers toward publishing success. One thing is certain: when you read this book and absorb her teaching, you will benefit enormously from her tips, tactics and techniques.
Following on from the runaway success of her "Show Don't Tell - The Ultimate Writers' Guide", Robyn Opie Parnell continues her in-depth look at constructing compelling and commercial fiction. In this brand new examination of the art of writing dialogue, you will discover:
* How to format dialogue in fiction correctly (this is of profound importance for the aspiring writer.)
* The real purpose of fictional dialogue
* How to write dialogue to maximize the reader's sense of escapism
* How to use speech tags and narrative hooks effectively
* How to deal with dialogue and adverbs correctly
* How to use dialogue in regards to Show Don't Tell
* Dialogue in relation to pacing, exposition, info dumping and talking-heads
* How to use dialogue to create more conflict and suspense
* How to create dialogue subtext
* The correct use of internal dialogue
* The rules for good writing
* And much more.
Told with the wit and candor you'd expect of a popular bestselling author, "Dialogue - The Ultimate Writers' Guide" represents an invaluable addition to your writing resources that will undoubtedly help ensure your success as a modern fiction author.
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