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 ...

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” –Frank Costello (played by Jack Nicholson), The Departed The Academy may have selected a silent film, The ...

In a short script, it's best to limit the number of main characters. Too many characters can be confusing and doesn't give you time to let them develop. Stick to fewer than four. Your characters ...

Describing stuff can be the hardest part of writing prose fiction. You have a scene in your head, with all the dialogue and action, but now you have to fill in what everything looks like. There’s ...

I think a lot of beginning writers are always looking for cheat codes or fast ways to improve their writing. When really, the best way to get better is just to write a lot. But dialogue is one of ...