How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript (Bell on Writing)

by James Scott Bell

But the main problem I see is what I call the "character alone, thinking" opening.

Egad! Bloated, expository dialogue. No two people in the real world would talk to each other that way. It's clear the writer is trying to slip information to the reader, and doing it ham-fistedly.

Bloated, expository dialogue. No two people in the

This has more promise than the other two you've read. It's because the dialogue is crisp and tense.

I believe dialogue is the fastest way to assess the skill of a writer of fiction. This means it's also the fastest way to improve your manuscript.