Writing dialogue

Writing believable, engaging and effective dialogue befitting of your characters and the narrative you’ve set out for them can be such a hard thing to get right. This section of the site is dedicated entirely to hints and tips on this essential part of the fiction-writing process.

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Language and Idiom in Historical Fiction

Simon Turney

19th June 2015

Edited

16th September 2020

I’m sure that since you’re planning to write a work of historical fiction, you’ll have read plenty too. If not, then that’s clearly your starting...

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Do Your Research (And The Characters Will Write The Book For You)

Polly Courtney

19th February 2014

Edited

17th September 2020

Polly Courtney on developing your characters and how extensive research into the subject of her novel brought her characters to life.

Blog

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Dialogue masterclass

Wanda Whiteley

21st September 2013

Edited

8th December 2020

Sometimes writers craft a series of staccato sentences in a stylised thriller style (that can get unbearably annoying if overused) while pairing...

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