You have captivating characters, a page-turning plot, gorgeous imagery. But as soon as your characters start speaking, does your story falls flat?

Here's the thing. You already know how to write crisp, compelling dialogue.

On today's episode of Writer Unleashed, we'll explore 5 things to pay attention to in the conversations around you. This is all instruction for your story dialogue.

We'll cover:

• Common mistakes writers make when writing dialogue
• Subtext
• Misdirection
• Cross purposes
• Non-verbal dialogue

We'll end with a 2-part eavesdropping exercise.

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