
A Few Words on Dialogue (Part 1)
But first, let’s talk about intention. Intention is an intrinsic characteristic of great writing. Skilled writers, if you study their work for technique, are intentional writers. Each word, phrase, paragraph and punctuation mark; each aspect of a character, every event, each conversation and every setting is chosen for a purpose and for creative effect. Intentional writing, then, is one key to brilliant story. To write great dialogue requires intention. Emerging writers somet