Guest Post: Dialogue–Snappy Dialogue, That Is

Coming Up at Clash of the Titles, October 10-November 4, 2011 The first annual, Tournament of Champions! Over a FOUR week period, SIXTEEN previous COTT champs will face-off in EIGHT different mini-Clashes. Only ONE will take home The Laurel Award. With Clashes, games, and prizes galore, you won’t want to miss this month-long celebration! ******** *Guest post by Lisa Lickel Dialogue lets your characters be heard. It’s their voice; their conversation amongst themselves. It’s how they tell their story. Dialogue is talk. Discussion. Arguments. Jokes. Questions and answers. Foibles. Mystery. Mesmerism. It’s the muscle on the skeleton of the story. The writer’s ability to conquer natural dialogue comes out of how well we know our characters. The...

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