"Shut Up!" He Explained: A Writer's Guide to the Uses and Misuses of Dialogue

by William Noble

Book Overview

Dialogue must contribute to the telling of the story said Victorian-era novelist Anthony Trollope more than one hundred years ago and his words have been a yardstick for writers ever since. A more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0839777779
• ISBN13: 9780839777779
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Paul S Eriksson
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

best for dialog

This is the best book that I could find on the use of dialog when writing fiction. the author has had experience in the publishing industry and shows us why some books get rejected right on the spot when the author used poorly worded dialog. the examples of good and poor dialog were for me very helpful. I learn by example. as a bonus the books shows how to present our book to a publisher and some very good data on copywrite, slander and that kinda stuff at the end of the book. CONVERSATION IS NOT DIALOG