How To Write Good DialogueUse the dialogue of other people. Become more aware of how other people speak, how they emphasize certain words and swallow others. Listen to the sound of their voices ...

William Monahan, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of "The Departed," shares invaluable insight on character-driven dialogue, incorporating speech patterns, and the screenwriter as a performer.

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 ...

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 ...

This is different for each person. Some people are good at telling stories but do not have a great command of literary style. Some people have great ideas but do not know how to write dialog.

One thing I like about The United States of Tara (the pilot has its official Canadian premiere on TMN tonight, though it’s already been shown online) is that Diablo Cody has figured out how to ...