TY  - BOOK
AU  - McKee,Robert
TI  - Dialogue: the art of verbal action for page, stage, screen 
SN  - 9781455591916 (hardcover)
AV  - PN1551 .M46 2016
U1  - 809/.926 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Twelve
KW  - Dialogue
KW  - Playwriting
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Technique
KW  - Motion picture authorship
KW  - Television plays
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface: In Praise of Dialogue -- Introduction -- The Art of Dialogue. The full definition of dialogue -- The functions of dialogue -- Expressivity I: content -- Expressivity II: form -- Expressivity III: technique -- Flaws and fixes. Introduction: six dialogue tasks -- Credibility flaws -- Language flaws -- Content flaws -- Conclusion: the paraphrasing trap -- Creating dialogue. Character-specific dialogue -- Introduction to seven case studies -- Mastering the craft
ER  -