“How to Write Best-Selling Fiction” S:1 E:12 The Essentials of Dazzling Dialogue

S:1 E:12 The Essentials of Dazzling Dialogue Mr. Bell introduces the five functions of dialogue and breaks down the importance of vocabulary, syntax, and specifics like regionalism to help build the character. Examine examples from Margaret Mitchell, John Howard Lawson, Charles Webb, and others. Explore the importance of subtext, or what is underneath the words, and how it can suggest secrets, fears, memories, yearnings, or hopes.