Dialogue, contrary to popular view, is not a recording of actual speech; it is a semblance of speech, an invented language of exchanges that build in tempo or content toward climaxes.
I see manuscripts and books that are spoiled for the literary reader because they are one long stream of top-of-the-head writing, a writer telling a … - Sol Stein
I see manuscripts and books that are spoiled for the literary reader because they are one long stream of top-of-the-head writing, a writer telling a …
- Sol Stein
A reader's emotions can be sparked with few words. That's the power of dialogue. - Sol Stein
A reader's emotions can be sparked with few words. That's the power of dialogue.
To create tension, dialogue needs to be stretched out. That is, characters should not be immediately responsive. - Sol Stein
To create tension, dialogue needs to be stretched out. That is, characters should not be immediately responsive.
Our instinct as human beings is to provide answers, to ease tension. As writers our job is the opposite, to create tension and not dispel it immediat… - Sol Stein
Our instinct as human beings is to provide answers, to ease tension. As writers our job is the opposite, to create tension and not dispel it immediat…
Most of the time, tough, combative, adversarial dialogue is much more exciting than physical action. - Sol Stein
Most of the time, tough, combative, adversarial dialogue is much more exciting than physical action.
The expert magician seeks to deceive the mind, rather than the eye. - Sol Stein
The expert magician seeks to deceive the mind, rather than the eye.
A lawyer's job is to manipulate the skeletons in other people's closets. - Sol Stein
A lawyer's job is to manipulate the skeletons in other people's closets.
Readers take in dialogue one thought at a time. A frequent mistake of beginners is to combine thoughts, which may be suitable for other forms of writ… - Sol Stein
Readers take in dialogue one thought at a time. A frequent mistake of beginners is to combine thoughts, which may be suitable for other forms of writ…
Dialogue is a lean language in which every word counts. - Sol Stein
Dialogue is a lean language in which every word counts.
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