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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Paul s Eriksson
Publication date
September 1, 1991
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780839777786
ISBN-10
0839777787
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 8 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$12.95
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Dialogue (Busy Writer's Guides) (Volume 3) | Internal Dialogue (Busy Writer's Guides) (Volume 7) | Write Your Novel From The Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between | Writing the Heart of Your Story: The Secret to Crafting an Unforgettable Novel (Writer's Toolbox Series) (Volume 1) | The Emotion Thesaurus | Show, Don't Tell
Dialogue (Busy Writer's Guides) (Volume 3) | Internal Dialogue (Busy Writer's Guides) (Volume 7) | Write Your Novel From The Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between | Writing the Heart of Your Story: The Secret to Crafting an Unforgettable Novel (Writer's Toolbox Series) (Volume 1) | The Emotion Thesaurus | Show, Don't Tell
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Explains how to use dialogue to develop character, establish setting, and move the plot forward, and discusses gesture, dialect, flashbacks, slang, stream of consciousness, and humor
Amazon.com description: Product 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. A 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." In "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. Fiction or Nonfiction With 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. You'll learn how to use dialogue to: ⢠create tension ⢠develop your characters ⢠establish setting ⢠move the plot ⢠create flashbacks and transitions You'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! An important section of "Shut Up!" He Explained covers the misuse of dialogue from the legal viewpoint, exploring libel and right-to-privacy. Get a copy of "Shut Up! He Explained" an make your writing scintillate with captivating dialogue. "This is the best book that I could find on the use of dialog when writing fiction." -Amazon.com review
Editions
Hardcover
from Paul s Eriksson (November 1, 1987)
9780839777779 | details & prices | List price $17.95
About: Explains how to use dialogue to develop character, establish setting, and move the plot forward, and discusses gesture, dialect, flashbacks, slang, stream of consciousness, and humor
About: Explains how to use dialogue to develop character, establish setting, and move the plot forward, and discusses gesture, dialect, flashbacks, slang, stream of consciousness, and humor
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Paul s Eriksson (September 1, 1991); titled "Shut Up! He Explained: A Writer's Guide to the Uses and Misuses of Dialogue"
9780839777786 | details & prices | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $12.95
About: Explains how to use dialogue to develop character, establish setting, and move the plot forward, and discusses gesture, dialect, flashbacks, slang, stream of consciousness, and humor
About: Explains how to use dialogue to develop character, establish setting, and move the plot forward, and discusses gesture, dialect, flashbacks, slang, stream of consciousness, and humor
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