I often find that putting dialogue onto the page for your characters is one of them ore challenging aspects of all writing.

Never underestimate the importance of dialogues. The ability to create virtuoso dialogue often distinguishes a brilliant writer from a mediocre one, and dialogue is always the most dynamic and lively ...

When my teenage son picked up “Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing” (Morrow, 96 pp., $14.95), it fell open to Rule 3: “Never use a verb other than ‘said’ to carry dialogue.” “I wish my teachers could ...

Whether you write fiction or drama, your ability to capture a reader’s attention and drive your story forward depends heavily on dialogue. But what makes good dialogue? How does dialogue drive a ...

Given how fraught writing for publication can be, it’s understandable for faculty to perceive the process as dehumanizing. Even soul-crunching, as one of our colleagues lamented. College and ...

The vast majority of scripts contain dialogue. It's likely therefore that your (yes, you, reading this - your) script contains dialogue, too. Now, of course, some actors are prone to ad libbing around ...