Remember that dialogue is part of the action of fiction. Dialogue doesn't tell the readers about the characters, it shows who characters are. Four key qualities of good dialogue are that it: 1) keeps ...

Whether it's dramatic, funny, thought-provoking or revealingly mundane, dialogue is what lifts your characters off the page and makes your readers care about what happens to them over the course of ...

What characters say to each other in a book will make or break it. Their dialogues not only move the story along, mask and unveil truth, slow or quicken pace, cause or dampen conflict; they make the ...

Dialogue is what the characters say aloud. It helps brings them to life. It should sound realistic - read it aloud to see if it does. How the character speaks is part of the way we get to know them.