Complete Novel Writing Course - Module 9, Dialogue (45 mins)

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20 November 2023
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Characters fully come alive when they speak, but dialogue has so many potential pitfalls. It also has many possibilities to increase reader engagement.

Characters fully come alive when they speak, but dialogue has so many potential pitfalls. It also has many possibilities to increase reader engagement. This video considers:

 

  • The function of dialogue in fiction
  • Common errors with examples
  • Ways to lay out dialogue
  • Punctuating dialogue for effect
  • Showing character through dialogue
  • Writing between the lines
  • When to use reported speech instead
  • Practice exercise

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