Course curriculum

  • 01

    Introduction to Dialogue

    • 1. Why Use Dialogue

    • 1. Quiz

    • 2. Develop an Instinct for Dialogue

    • 2. Quiz

    • 3. Writing the Retort

    • 3. PDF: Writing the Retort

    • 3. Quiz
  • 02

    Four Fundamentals of Dialogue

    • 4. Twelve Ways to Make Each Character Sound Different

    • 4. PDF Twelve Ways to Make Each Character Sound Different

    • 4. Quiz

    • 5. Three Types of Dialogue Every Writer Must Know

    • 5. PDF: Three Types of Dialogue Every Writer Must Know

    • 5. Quiz

    • 6. How to Minimize your Dialogue Tags

    • 6. PDF: Minimizing Dialogue Tags

    • 6. Quiz

    • 7. Using the Dialogue Triangle

    • 7. PDF: The Dialogue Triangle

    • 7. Quiz
  • 03

    Four Dialogue Strategies

    • 8. Dialogue Strategy #1: EVADE

    • 8. PDF: EVADE

    • 8. Quiz

    • 9. Dialogue Strategy #2: FIGHT

    • 9. PDF: FIGHT

    • 9. Quiz

    • 10. Dialogue Strategy #3: CONTRAST

    • 10. PDF: CONTRAST

    • 10. Quiz

    • 11. Dialogue Strategy #4: CONCEAL

    • 11. PDF: CONCEAL

    • 11. Quiz

    • 12. Writing Scenes using All Four Strategies

    • 12. PDF: All Four Strategies
  • 04

    Three Ways to Find Your Dialogue

    • 13. Tap Your Life's Dialogue

    • 13. PDF: Tap Your Life's Dialogue

    • 13. Quiz

    • 14. Realistic vs. Hyper-realistic Dialogue

    • 14. PDF: Realistic vs Hyper-Realistic Dialogue

    • 14. Quiz

    • 15. Five Strategies to Improve Your Dialogue
  • 05

    Editing Your Dialogue

    • 16. Three Dialogue Mistakes to Avoid

    • 16. PDF: Three Dialogue Mistakes to Avoid

    • 16. Quiz

    • 17. Three More Common Dialogue Mistakes

    • 17. PDF: Three More Common Dialogue Mistakes

    • 17. Quiz

    • 18. Are You Smarter Than an Editor?

    • 18. PDF: Are You Smarter Than an Editor?

    • 18. Quiz

    • 19. Compress Like an Editor

    • 19. PDF: Compress Like an Editor

    • 19. Quiz
  • 06

    Dialogue Techniques

    • 20. Using Voice to Build Character

    • 20. PDF: Using Voice to Build Character

    • 20. Quiz

    • 21. Single-Word Dialogue

    • 21. PDF: Single Word Dialogue

    • 21. Quiz

    • 22. Write Zippy Dialogue

    • 22. PDF: Write Zippy Dialogue

    • 22. Quiz

    • 23. Write Funnier Dialogue

    • 23. PDF: Write Funnier Dialogue

    • 23. Quiz

    • 24. The Power of Silence

    • 24. PDF: The Power of Silence

    • 24. Quiz

    • 25. Nailing Dialect

    • 25. PDF: Nailing Dialect

    • 25. Quiz

    • 26. Using Misunderstandings in your Dialogue

    • 26. PDF: Misunderstandings

    • 26. Quiz

    • 27. #%$&ing Dialogue (Swearing and Profanity)

    • 27. PDF: #%$&ing Dialogue (Swearing and Profanity)

    • 27. Quiz
  • 07

    Last Steps

    • 28. Final Steps to Take

    • 28. PDF: Resources, Punctuation, Exercises