When my teenage son picked up “Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing” (Morrow, 96 pp., $14.95), it fell open to Rule 3: “Never use a verb other than ‘said’ to carry dialogue.” “I wish my teachers could ...

I often find that putting dialogue onto the page for your characters is one of them ore challenging aspects of all writing. That's because dialogue serves a bunch of purposes in writing. You might be ...

Use dialogue to enhance storytelling with Miss Defauw. Make writing come alive! Miss Defauw shares a snowy memory and teaches students how to use dialogue to enhance storytelling and bring their ...

When a playwright starts working on their play, they might not think about the format first. But once inspiration strikes, the structure of their script is what brings their vision to life on stage.

I’m having trouble writing believable dialogue. Any advice?—Susan S. Good dialogue is essential if you want to attract the attention of an agent or an editor, so it’s well worth putting in the time ...

At last month’s AdventureX 2018 conference, game developer and Inkle Studios co-founder Jon Ingold offered a practical skills workshop about writing better dialogue for games. It involved a lot of ...