Description
Writers will find Turco's classic an essential reference for crafting dialogue. Using dialogue to teach dialogue, Turco's chapters focus on narration, diction, speech, and genre dialogue. Through the Socratic dialogue method - invented by Plato in his dialogues outlining the teachings of Socrates - Turco provides an effective tool to teach effective discourse. He notes, "Plato wrote lies in order to tell the truth. That's what a fiction writer does and has always done". Now it's your turn.
Book Information
ISBN 9780826361905
Author Lewis Turco
Format Paperback
Page Count 206
Imprint University of New Mexico Press
Publisher University of New Mexico Press