Comments on: How to write good, realistic dialogue http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-write-good-realistic-dialogue-by-isabel-wolff/ Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:38:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Skilbey http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-write-good-realistic-dialogue-by-isabel-wolff/#comment-47372 Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:38:30 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12957#comment-47372 Sound advice that I hope I try to practice. Exercising a good ear for how people actually converse and not creating some idealised version in our heads is easier said than done, and when done brilliantly, looks so simple and effortless.

]]> By: EC Murray http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-write-good-realistic-dialogue-by-isabel-wolff/#comment-47006 Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:38:08 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12957#comment-47006 Nailed it!

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday 02-12-2015 | The Author Chronicles http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-write-good-realistic-dialogue-by-isabel-wolff/#comment-46640 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 03:58:13 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12957#comment-46640 […] hard to master. Roz Morris shares 4 reasons why your dialogue sounds awkward, Isabel Wolff tells us how to write good, realistic dialogue, Karina Wilson reminds us to nail the subtext, and Jemi Fraser says hearing the dialogue is just […]

]]> By: Carol Fragale brill http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-write-good-realistic-dialogue-by-isabel-wolff/#comment-46341 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 20:26:39 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12957#comment-46341 “It’s refined, stylised and pared down. ”
So true that paring–finding the essence that moves the action forward, reveals character and shows vs. tells–makes dialogue such an effective tool

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday 03-26-2015 | The Author Chronicles http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-write-good-realistic-dialogue-by-isabel-wolff/#comment-46056 Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:03:26 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12957#comment-46056 […] Boone shares 7 keys to building relatable characters, Isabel Wollf explains how to write good dialogue, Dennis Kearney has 5 tips for writing realistically about the law and lawyers, Stephen Leary […]

]]> By: Karen Long http://booksbywomen.org/how-to-write-good-realistic-dialogue-by-isabel-wolff/#comment-45921 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:55:46 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12957#comment-45921 Thoughtful and clearly written. Good advice.

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