Chapter 8 · Dialogue
The character's voice and the power of what is left unsaid.
What will you learn in this chapter?
- What gets said and what gets withheld when characters speak
- Subtext: the real intent lying beneath the line
- To give every character a voice of their own
Lessons (6)
01DIALOGUE IS ACTION TOO
02SUBTEXT: THE ACTION BENEATH THE WORDS
03CHARACTER VOICE: WHO'S TALKING?
04TYING INFORMATION TO CONFLICT: ESCAPING THE CLERK'S DESK
05TRIMMING THE LINE
06YOUR FIRST DIALOGUE SCENE