{"product_id":"9781618090270","title":"\"Shut UP!\" He Explained: A Writer's Guide to the Uses and Misuses of Dialogue","description":"Dialogue must contribute to the telling of the story said Victorian-era novelist Anthony Trollope more than one hundred years ago and his words have been a yardstick for writers ever since. \u003cp\u003eA more recent novelist, Stephen King, wrote, \"When dialogue is right, we know. When it's wrong we also know-it jags on the ear like a badly tuned musical instrument.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Shut Up!\" He Explained (the title comes from a Ring Lardner poke at the way some people overwrite), William Noble shows you how to write dialogue that sounds right and contributes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction or Nonfiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith liberal use of anecdotes and examples, Noble develops six \"Master Keys to Dialogue,\" each of which is crucial for the fiction or nonfiction writer to understand and use. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn how to use dialogue to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• create tension\u003cbr\u003e• develop your characters \u003cbr\u003e• establish setting \u003cbr\u003e• move the plot\u003cbr\u003e• create flashbacks and transitions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll also learn when to use narrative instead of dialogue; how to write in dialect; and how to deal with interior monologue (your character's thoughts). And more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn important section of \"Shut Up!\" He Explained covers the misuse of dialogue from the legal viewpoint, exploring libel and right-to-privacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet a copy of \"Shut Up! He Explained\" an make your writing scintillate with captivating dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the best book that I could find on the use of dialog when writing fiction.\" -Amazon.com review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Write Thought, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055939338480,"sku":"9781618090270","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781618090270_p0.jpg?v=1763854954","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781618090270","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}