Writing Dialogue
by Tom Chiarella
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Whether you're writing an argument, a love scene, a powwow among sixth graders or scientists in a lab, this book demonstrates how to write dialogue that sounds authentic and original. You'll learn ways to find ideas for literary discussions by tuning in to what you hear every day. You'll learn to use gestures instead of speech, to insert silences that are as effective as outbursts, to add shifts in tone, and other strategies for making conversations more compelling. Nuts and bolts are show more covered, too - formatting, punctuation, dialogue tags - everything you need to get your characters talking. show lessTags
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Tom Chiarella writes for Esquire magazine. His work has appeared in Links, Washington Golf Monthly, The London Observer, and The New Yorker. He has won awards from the Golf Writer's Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts and was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He lives with his two sons in Greencastle, Indiana, show more where he teaches creative writing at DePauw University. He is an eleven handicap. Barely. show less
Common Knowledge
- Dedication
- For Hendrie, my teacher
- First words
- Do me a favor.
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- DDC/MDS
- 808.396 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric of fiction Fiction with specific elements
- LCC
- PN218 .C618 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Authorship Technique. Literary composition, etc.
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