Monday Writing Motivation: Make Every Line of Dialogue Work Overtime


This is the sixth of eight pieces I prepared for a writing weekend we held recently in Stow-on-the-Wold. I set out to explore the ways in which we can make readers care. It’s not a course but it is a guide that I hope you’ll find useful. This week I’m digging into one of my favourite subjects: dialogue, and all the fabulous tricks it can perform. Coming soon ... Allow me a word or two Let me illustrate the principles of effective dialogue through concrete examples, showing how skilled writers...