I love this one: Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella. Not all of it applies to prose fiction, some is more geared towards scriptwriting, but the parts that do apply to prose are very good. Lots about establishing unique diction for characters, the natural flow of conversations, and even how to set up a discussion in a work of prose without resorting to he said she said he said over and over by interspersing action and movement.
Dialogue is definitely my strong point, and it's the one aspect of my writing that would always get praised in my writing class critique. I suspect that is due to this book.
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Writing Dialogue by Tom Chiarella. Not all of it applies to prose fiction, some is more geared towards scriptwriting, but the parts that do apply to prose are very good.
Lots about establishing unique diction for characters, the natural flow of conversations, and even how to set up a discussion in a work of prose without resorting to he said she said he said over and over by interspersing action and movement.
Dialogue is definitely my strong point, and it's the one aspect of my writing that would always get praised in my writing class critique. I suspect that is due to this book.