Writing Vivid Dialogue: Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

Do you want to write fast-paced, exciting, sizzling dialogue? This book reveals professional dialogue technique to char

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Table of contents :
Part I: Preparation. The rules and how to bend them / by Jeremiah Healy
Sparks, triggers, and flashes / by Marilyn Wallace
On work schedules / by Dick Lochte
Writing with a partner, or ... What part of "no" don't you understand? / by Warren Murphy
Expertise and research / by Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman
Where do I find a Jewish Indian? or How I stopped worrying and learned to love research / by Stuart M. Kaminsky
Background, location, and setting / by Julie Smith. Part II: The process. Characterization / by Michael Connelly
Rounding up your characters / by Margaret Maron
Writing a series character / by Sara Paretsky
The amateur sleuth / by Nancy Pickard
Vivid villains / by Sandra Scoppettone
In search of a novel / by George C. Chesbro
Building without blueprints / by Tony Hillerman
Outlining / by Robert Campbell
Perspectives on point of view / by Loren D. Estleman
Dress for success : developing your personal style / by Carolyn Wheat
How to write convincing dialogue / by Aaron Elkins
Pacing and suspense / by Phyllis A. Whitney
Depiction of violence / by Bill Granger
Clues, red herrings, and other plot devices / by P.M. Carlson
The book stops here / by Lawrence Block
In the beginning is the end / by John Lutz
Revision / by Jan Burke
How to find and work with an agent / by John F. Baker
Dial M for market / by Russell Galen
The mystery novel from an editor's point of view / by Ruth Cavin. Part III: Specialties. Writing mysteries for young readers / by Joan Lowery Nixon
The joys and challenges of the short story / by Edward D. Hoch
The medical thriller / by Tess Gerritsen
Legal thrillers / by Linda Fairstein
Historical mysteries : the past is a foreign country / by Laurie R. King
From the cradle to the pen : the evolution of a true crime writer / by Ann Rule
E-media : crime fiction e-volves / by G. Miki Hayden
The best of the genre and a reference list of books on writing and technical information / by Angela Zeman and Barry Zeman.

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