The Book of Dialogue: How to Write Effective Conversation in Fiction, Screenplays, Drama, and Poetry

by Lewis Turco

Book Overview

Originally published in 1989, this revised and expanded edition focuses on the art and craft of writing effective dialogue in fiction, cinema, television, drama, radio, and poetry. Turco's unique technique teaches by showing: he creates a Socratic dialogue as the form of the book itself. Says the author, "Plato wrote lies in order to tell the truth. That's what a fiction writer does and has always done." The book covers how to: - Write dialogue that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584653612
• ISBN13: 9781584653615
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.4"