dialogue Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/tag/dialogue/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:00:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Dialogue – It’s Not A Conversation https://booksbywomen.org/dialogue-its-not-a-conversation-by-claire-mcmillan/ https://booksbywomen.org/dialogue-its-not-a-conversation-by-claire-mcmillan/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2017 05:58:16 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20408 Dialogue charts a middle path between authenticity and art in writing. It reveals personality, and in this way it is closely linked to character. It advances the story, and in this way it is closely linked with plot. It adds a layer of verisimilitude, and in this way it is closely linked with setting. Excellent […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/dialogue-its-not-a-conversation-by-claire-mcmillan/feed/ 3 20408 I Can’t Believe You Said That- Using Dialogue to Build Conflict https://booksbywomen.org/i-cant-believe-you-said-that-using-dialogue-to-build-conflict-by-eileen-cook/ https://booksbywomen.org/i-cant-believe-you-said-that-using-dialogue-to-build-conflict-by-eileen-cook/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2016 09:42:59 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=16422 Dialogue is a critical component of your novel. It shows character, provides an opportunity to move the plot forward, and increases your pacing by breaking up large narrative blocks. This article focuses on how dialogue can also help build the conflict in your novel. All novels require conflict. Agents, editors, and readers rarely feel that […]

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