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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2025 · 44 MIN

#184: Solid Tips For Writing Dialogue Better Than Stephen King

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We kick things off with a rant about people who boycott art they were never going to purchase in the first place—especially the jerks who try to cancel books even though they don't read. After that, we settle into a fun discussion about writing good dialogue. This begins with David Foster Wallace's opinion on Stephen King's method for writing dialogue and why Wallace thought King wrote below his capabilities for the sake of quantity over quality.  This leads us to the meat of the matter in how we write dialogue in our work. We give a bunch of great tips and examples from great writers and how they go about crafting realistic dialogue.  You can follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com. 

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