L ast month I shared my secret to writing great dialogue. This month, I'm going to share my secret to a polished manuscript. This is...

Over the years, one of the compliments I often receive is for my dialogue skills. While contemplating the subject for my column this mont...

Today I’m looking at On-The-Nose dialogue (OTN).  This isn't a problem for Scriptwriters alone. Fiction writers need to avoid t...

"Said" is Dead I recently saw a Facebook post that claimed “said is dead.” It went on to list all the other “better” options to...