{"product_id":"talking-out-loud-a-guide-to-writing-sparkling-dialogue-for-your-characters-paperback","title":"Talking out loud: A guide to writing sparkling dialogue for your characters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMo Fanning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour characters are talking. Are readers listening?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing kills a promising story faster than wooden dialogue that sounds like it was written by a robot having a bad day. Readers can forgive plot holes, overlook setting mistakes, even tolerate the occasional typo-but make your characters sound fake, and they'll close your book faster than you can say \"As you know, Bob...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Talking Out Loud\" is the dialogue guide that actually gets it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForget dusty academic theory and pretentious literary examples. This isn't your college creative writing class-it's a practical, entertaining roadmap to making your characters sound like real people having real conversations. The kind of dialogue that makes readers forget they're reading and start eavesdropping instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy dialogue tags are often your enemy (and when they're your best friend)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe art of sneaking exposition into conversation without readers noticing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use repetition to create rhythm, not tedium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe secret to giving each character a voice so distinct you could identify them blindfolded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComedy gold vs. comedy graveyard-what makes dialogue funny (and what kills the joke)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional formatting tricks that make your manuscript look like it belongs on shelves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten by Mo Fanning, award-winning author whose characters have been praised for their \"crisp, brisk, and incisive\" dialogue\u003c\/strong\u003e, this guide transforms good dialogue into diamonds. No fluff, no filler-just the techniques that turn conversations into page-turners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour readers talk every day. Make sure your characters sound like they do too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStop writing dialogue. Start writing conversations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500299632889,"sku":"9780955988561","price":14.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/s0rS-0mpHG9780955988561.webp?v=1773260046","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/talking-out-loud-a-guide-to-writing-sparkling-dialogue-for-your-characters-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}