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Dialogue is not hard to write. We all talk, don't we? Except, dialogue is not a record of real conversations, either. This course gives techniques on writing dialogue that reveals character and moves along the plot. Our goal in this class is learning how to control dialogue, make it flow and snap, and what to look for when we need to fix it. Lesson one starts with the fundamentals – identifying dialogue and proper punctuation, and each lesson will cover a new topic as shown below. By the end of the course you'll know what goes where when you're mixing dialogue and narrative. The exercises will consisted of writing passages with characters speaking and characters thinking and relating to the story world. You will find them much more productive if you invent new characters for just that purpose. Experience has taught that trying to apply these principles on top of the characters you've already grown to love and adore normally doesn't work. One student said it was like "trying to do an appendectomy on my mother." 1. Dialogue Has Rules and No Rules
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