California Girl Chronicles Praised for its Dialogue and Why it's Important to Storytelling
" The dialogue is enticing yet real, which Michelle uses to bring more depth to her characters than initially meets the eye ." ~ Ziggy Soto, New Book Review Today's topic du jour: the importance of writing great dialogue and its value to the storytelling process. What Ziggy caught and mentioned in that book review is a dead-on perception of what I did with the dialogue in California Girl Chronicles . It's nice when readers get it . Another reviewer on Amazon made mention of the use of the dialogue, too. She referred to it as pedestrian, which means commonplace. So let me make some points about the value and importance of great dialogue when telling a compelling, grounded and realistic story that feels authentic and real. Keeping it real . First, great one-liners are always memorable, yes. As I more than posted here on the blog, one-liners become completely unforgettable in both film and books. Great dialogue becomes just as memorable, but also it grounds the ...