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Episode 94 - Seven big dialogue writing techniques.

Episode 94 - Seven big dialogue writing techniques.

FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel


Episode 94 - Seven big dialogue writing techniques.

FromEssential Guide to Writing a Novel

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dialogue in fiction is fun to write and fun to read.  Here are seven techniques that'll help make our dialogue shine.  Also, why should we create a character readers hate?  Because those characters can be riveting, and are a strong element in the story.   Here are some famous examples from novels, not main villains, but rather secondary characters who make readers groan when they appear on the page.Support the show
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosted by James Thayer, the podcast is a practical, step-by-step manual on how to craft a novel. It presents a set of tools for large issues such as story development and scene construction (Kirkus Reviews said Thayer's novels are "superbly crafted') and it also examines techniques that will make your sentence-by-sentence writing shine. The New York Times Book Review has said Thayer's "writing is smooth and clear. it wastes no words, and it has a rhythm only confident stylists achieve.