DIALOGUE is the follow-up title to Robert Mc Kee's hugely successful STORY Divided into four sections (The Art of Dialogue Flaws & Fixes Creating Dialogue & Dialogue Design) Dialogue teaches how to craft effective speeches for characters Mc Kee uses scenes from classic films & television programmes such as Sideways Casablanca The Sopranos Breaking Bad & Frasier to demonstrate how dialogue is constructed & develops & covers the range of dialogue used on page stage & screen Readers & students are shown how to ensure dialogue holds the reader's or audience's attention how to 'time' dialogue & how to retain motivation & to provide productive information within dialogue The skills outlined allow writers in all spheres to create effective & functional speech Mc Kee dispels a few myths & shows writers how to eradicate bad habits use emotion correctly & to avoid 'empty' dialogue which leads a character & a story into the equivalent of a writing 'cul-de-sac' An insightful work from an author whose guidance can enhance a writer's style & achievements