Write Great Fiction - Dialogue (Write Great Fiction) | 
| Author: Gloria Kempton
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
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Pages: 240
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ISBN: 1582972893
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.3
UPC: 035313109362
EAN: 9781582972893
ASIN: 1582972893
Publication Date: October 26, 2004
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Book Description
How do some writers craft conversation so authentic, it feels like they've been eavesdropping? What's the secret behind getting characters to talk to each other? How can writers make their dialogue sing? Answers to all of these questions and more can be found in Gloria Kempton's in-depth look at this crucial component of fiction. Readers will learn how to create dialogue that sizzles, with tips on: * Creating dialogue for specific genres * Bringing characters to life with revealing dialogue * Identifying and fixing common dialogue problems Each chapter features numerous examples of successful dialogue drawn from bestselling novels, and chapter-ending exercises help readers apply the lessons learned. This is one book that will get readers talking!
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Sound advice on how to write June 28, 2008
Dialogue by Gloria Kempton has some sound advice for writing dialogue. While not perfect, those giving it such bad reviews seem more interested in explaining their opinions rather than objectively explain why it's a bad book. Certainly a review must have personal opinion, but an objective criticism that cites clear specific examples and compares that to better books is far more convincing. The people who gave such low scores on this book provide no such information, so even if I was convinced that this book was awful, I wouldn't immediately know where else to look for a better book on dialogue.
Someone who is curious about how to write dialogue would do well to get this book. The chapters focus on clear, distinctive aspects of dialogue and, like the other books in the "Write Great Fiction" series, show how the other elements (such as plot, description, characters, etc.) tie into dialogue. The book does tend to use a tad bit more literary examples than I would like, (I'd prefer a balance of literary and commercial examples) but this is hardly a harsh criticism. Buy a notebook, get this book and take notes on it. The information inside will help you write better dialogue, and that's all the author intended to do.
 Surprisingly GREAT! April 24, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read the few reviews that were available on this book before I purchased it. That said, I wasn't expecting the dead-on, delightfully comedic, phychology behind every chapter written!! I found myself thinking '...who is this author and how does she know my every thought, my every fear and my every excuse to put off until tomorrow what I should have done last year.' I have taken one of her on-line writing classes and found it to be a non-productive experience (for myself). But she deserves 5 STARS--connecting very well with each of her students--via her own written word. I HIGHLY RECCOMMEND HER BOOK.
 Not Impressed April 17, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I must say this work failed to impress me. I own many books on writing, but this one is the least useful.
Another reviewer made comment that this is no "list of instructions", and thus the reason some reviewers rate this work poorly.
This is correct. I want my books to get to the point--not dance around it. Many examples display their goods, but they never give solid advice. It sounds all opinion. Perhaps this is just me, but the book is common sense and style.
There are some gems, such as beats. But one or two passages cannot support spending almost twenty dollars on this work.
Sorry, but a potential writer can find more helpful advice.
The author's interest in telling the reader how good she is with dialogue and how much she loves it should tell a reader something right there: Don't tell. Show.
Wolfe
Write Great Dialog March 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Everything you wanted to know about writing dialog and more. This book has it all. From writing for different genres, pacing, intensity, and being able to effectively "weave" dialog throughout your narrative structure. I highly recommend this book for anyone thinking of writing fiction. It provides many insights into writing dialog that I had never even considered before. Well worth the money and time.
Decent Dialogue Tool December 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
At first I was not very hopeful about this book, because at some points the writing was pretty sketchy and made me wary of being able to learn anything. However, once I got far enough into it, it evened out and had some valuable tips and suggestions for fixing dialogue. If you have had a lot of writer's workshops or classes I wouldn't necessarily reccomend this to you because most of the avice is quite basic, but at least once or twice in most of the chapters you stumble on something you can really use. It is worth at least a skim if you are serious about writing. My only complaint is that it claimed it applied itself to more types of dialogue than it actually does, so a lot of the examples did not apply to me and didn't teach me much. As I stated above, it was still worth it.
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