Aiming for Active Dialogue

Don't settle for bland dialogue, where all the characters sound the same. To write a memorable novel, memoir or screenplay, you need Active Dialogue. Novelist and writing coach Debra Scacciaferro shows you how to create concise, colorful, active dialogue that helps your readers understand a lot about your characters every time they open their mouths to speak. Learn the four 4 main purposes of well-crafted dialogue. Learn how positive and negative arguments can move your characters together or pry them apart as the story moves forward. You'll learn how to create relationship charts among your cast of characters that make it easy to craft exciting dialogue that sounds realistic and provokes questions in your readers mind. Learn how the musical sound and rhythms of active dialogue can capture your reader's attention, and keep them hooked right up to the inevitable climax.