Five Tips for Writing Better Dialogue
A common refrain I hear from emerging screenwriters and novelists is “I'm great at writing dialogue.” While many writers admit to struggling with story structure and character development, very few believe they need to improve their dialogue-writing skills. So it would would appear that writing dialogue joins driving and making love in the category of “Things everyone thinks they’re great at but aren’t.” When I ask these writers why they feel they have a natural ability at wr