Characters need
to speak to each other. Chiarella shows you how. Whether
it's an argument, a love scene, a powwow among sixth
graders or scientists in a lab, this book demonstrates
how to write dialogue that sounds authentic and original.
You'll learn ways to find ideas
for literary discussions by tuning in to what you hear
every day. You'll learn how to use gestures instead
of speech, to insert silences that are as effective
as outburts, to add shifts in tone, and other strategies
for making conversations more compelling. Nuts and bolts
are covered, too - formatting, punctuation, dialogue
tags - everything you need to get your characters talking.
