Write Great Dialogue: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself: Writing)

About this book

Commissioning editors say good dialogue is one of the first things that make a book stand out from the crowd - and similarly that clunky direct speech is one of the first things that will send a book straight from the slush pile to the rejections bin. In this practical guide for aspiring writers of all levels Irving Weinman himself a published writer and well-known creative writing tutor uses case studies to help you explore how to write good dialogue and gives you a range of fun and challenging exercises that will help you write brilliant dialogue.