Dead Easy Dialogue

Tags: Fiction Writing

The Best Way to Transform Your Books and Sell More of Them More Easily is by Writing Dynamic Dialogue

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Write well punctuated dynamic dialogue.
- Eliminate common dialogue mistakes.
- Edit dialogue correctly.

What you'll learn

Write well punctuated dynamic dialogue.

Eliminate common dialogue mistakes.

Edit dialogue correctly.

* Requirements

* You should already be writing or intending to write books for publication.

Description

Dialogue is one of the hardest aspects of writing for most authors, but through this training, I will show you how to easily create dialogue that your readers will love.

I will show you areas where inexperienced authors make a mess of writing dialogue so you don't do the same.

I will show you how to easily have correctly formatted dialogue, with the essentials needed to get your editing right.

Writing good dialogue can help you get higher reader reviews and sell more books and you will have the confidence to write dialogue, even if you have never done so in the past.

You will understand why dialogue is so important to your success as an author.

You will learn techniques to make writing dialogue easier and boost your ability to write a lot more words more easily.

There are currently 33 lectures and over an hour of content.

There are downloadable files and transcriptions of each video.

I’ve structured this course in a simple methodical way based on the best results I’ve had from training thousands of people in book publishing.

You will gain confidence and knowledge that will help you write better stories more easily.

I’ve kept the lectures short and to the point while covering everything you need to succeed.

You can go away in the next day with a whole new understanding of how to write dialogue that your readers will love, that you will enjoy writing, and will make you a more accomplished writer with well edited books that are great to read.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to show rather than tell in their stories.
Writers who want to take their storytelling to a higher level by adding the most memorable part of storytelling... the dialogue.
Writers who want to improve their reader reviews by having correctly formatted and punctuated dialogue.

Course content

5 sections • 33 lectures

Getting Started 5 lectures

Introduction Preview 01:44

A brief introduction to Dead Easy Dialogue.

Showing versus Telling Preview 02:33

Good writing is all about showing rather than telling.

Clarity Preview 01:22

Clarity in all aspects of your dialogue will make for a more memorable reader experience.

Keeping it Simple Preview 01:54

Good dialogue is simple and keeping it simple makes it easier for you to write better dialogue.

Reader Reviews Preview 02:38

Poorly written and formatted dialogue are one of the main reasons for poor reader reviews.

Understanding Dialogue 12 lectures

Impossible Tags Preview 03:14

A common mistake writers make is to use impossible tags.

Action Tags Preview 01:15

The use of action tags and how they can fix a common dialogue problem.

Adverbs Preview 02:20

Overuse of adverbs in writing is frowned upon. Here's how to deal with them.

Said Says it All Preview 01:48

"Said" is the best word to use for tags. Here's why.

Exceptions to Said Preview 01:11

Sometimes there is no alternative than to use a word other than said. Here's what you can do.

Filler Words Preview 01:03

Filler words have no place in writing great dialogue.

Keeping Sentences Short Preview 01:45

To keep your dialogue sharp it's best to keep your sentences short. Here's why.

Incomplete Sentences Preview 01:55

For dialogue to be realistic and believable, you need to write in a manner that represents the way people commonly speak to one another.

Accents Preview 02:27

Accents can be tricky to write. Here's how to deal with them in your dialogue.

Purpose Preview 02:15

Good dialogue must have a purpose or it shouldn't be in your book.

Character Names Preview 02:07

How to handle character names correctly in your dialogue.

Explaining Things Preview 01:19

Why you need to be careful of using dialogue to explain things.

Punctuation, Grammar and Formatting 10 lectures

Multiple Speakers Preview 01:38

How to handle multiple speakers.

Beats Preview 04:22

Using beats with your dialogue.

Punctuation Preview 02:02

Having great dialogue means well punctuated dialogue.

Conflicting Styles Preview 02:18

Being aware of the different styles writers apply to their dialogue.

Quotation Marks Preview 03:49

The correct use of quotation marks.

Periods, Commas and Capitals Preview 02:48

Understanding where to place your commas, periods and capitals.

Ellipses and Dashes Preview 03:31

What ellipses and dashes are and where to use them in your dialogue.

Exclamation Points Preview 02:19

Understanding the use and overuse of exclamation points.

Paragraph Breaks Preview 01:55

The correct use of paragraph breaks so your dialogue is correctly formatted and easy to read.

Placement of Tags Preview 01:55

How to punctuate tags in their various different positions.

Special Techniques 5 lectures

A Dragon Technique Preview 02:30

A simple technique that has helped many authors write lots of great dialogue fast.

Outlining Preview 02:10

Using dialogue when outlining your story to get a better feel for the characters and the plot.

Real Life Recording Preview 02:52

A trick to help write dialogue more easily.

Stripped Bare Preview 02:05

A simple technique to test whether your dialogue is doing it's job correctly.

Listening Preview 02:25

Testing whether your dialogue sounds realistic and believable.

Final Words 1 lectures

Final Words Preview 01:37

Some final words and congratulations on completing the course.