“Good dialogue is crucial; it always speeds up a book and can tell us so much about the characters. And of course in books characters do not speak as they do in real life – far less ‘umms’ and prosaic detail; speech is foreshortened. One tip is to read some really good plays, which of course are largely speech only; I find Coward and Wilde fabulous because I love the wit and tropesâ€
Fiona Walker
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